Kate Hinds

Amtrak says 2013 was the agency's best June on record -- and its second-best month ever. But the railroad continues to be a politically charged topic in Congress.

Taxi driver homicide rates are three times lower in cities that use security cameras. A thunderstorm forced the shutdown of Toronto's entire subway system. China is helping African na...

The NYPD and researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratories will release a harmless gas through 21 subway lines as part of a plan to monitor air flows and chart potential responses...

The pilot of the crashed Asiana jet was "in training" to fly a Boeing 777. A runaway train full of oil derailed and exploded in Quebec. Boston has a bike parking shortage. India has a...

Pedestrians and cyclists, start your engines: Central Park's East and West Drives will be just for you. At least until Labor Day.

New Jersey's Hudson-Bergen light rail line is expanding... seating capacity. (No, the line won't stretch into Bergen County -- at least not yet.)

It's day three of the BART strike. The NTSB is standing by its original explanation for the crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996. The U.S. might have reached peak driving - but not necessa...

A week after sailing through a Senate confirmation vote, the former mayor of Charlotte has been sworn in as the country's 17th transportation secretary.

It's day two of the BART strike. Seattle may slash transit service 17%. Hundreds of Long Island Rail Road workers will lose their disability benefits after a federal investigation unc...

GM is furiously hiring app developers. A plan to add "BRT lite" to the new Tappan Zee Bridge isn't getting a warm welcome. There won't be a bus strike in Phoenix -- at least today. An...

Chicago's bike share launches today. Los Angeles will be building a light rail line to the airport. BART workers gave formal notice of an intention to strike. And: Birmingham is light...

It's getting harder to borrow money for public projects in the U.S. Chicago's bike share program launches tomorrow -- but L.A.'s will be delayed. Meanwhile, bikes are booming in China...

The president's climate change action plan bypasses Congress -- and largely ignores transportation. A new audit says NYC lets businesses slide on parking tickets. Boston's T will open...

There are 100 schools in New York City where drivers speed at least 75 percent of the time, according to city officials. And that's exactly where New York will be exercising its new speed camera authority.

A BART strike appears increasingly possible. Brazil's president promised to spend more than $22 billion on public transit. New pipelines coming online in Texas signal a new phase in t...

New York's bike share program is barely a month old, and users are already developing ways to communicate faulty equipment to each other -- and to the city.

Even the locals get confused. According to research, ten percent of New Yorkers are lost at any given time. Now, the city is installing new pedestrian signage to point them in the right direction -- and get them to open their wallets en route.

Some airplane seats are shrinking--sideways. Anthony Foxx is expected to be confirmed as the new US Transportation Secretary this week. The PATH station at the WTC is the world's most...

The FAA will relax its ban on some electronic devices. L.A. is ending its honor system for subway fare payment. Minnesota's first BRT line opens this weekend. Amsterdam: so many bikes...

A transit lockbox bill cleared Albany's legislature. Pedestrian injuries from distracted walking are on the rise. California Republicans want to deny funding to the state's high-speed...