Kate Hinds

Senior Producer, All Of it

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Monday, May 20, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

Pakistan's rail system sums up the country's woes. Corrosion is a problem on the new section of the Bay Bridge. More poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas. ...
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Friday, May 17, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

Work to lift the Bayonne Bridge will begin soon. Amtrak upgraded the Wi-Fi on its trains. San Francisco will now require developers to add more bike parking. A pipeline running throug...
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NJ Transit's Hurricane Plan, Revealed, is Sparse

Friday, May 17, 2013

By Andrea Bernstein / Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

New Jersey Transit has released its hurricane plan. Even so, portions of the, slim, three-and-a-half page plan remain blacked out, including -- significantly -- information on where trains would be stored during hurricanes. Some $120 million of NJ Transit trains stored in low-lying areas during storm Sandy were flooded.  Since then, the agency has been fiercely secretive, going so far as to black out the date that the hurricane plan was drawn up, citing security reasons.

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California County Details How Transit Cuts Harm Health

Thursday, May 16, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

Alameda County found over 80 percent of transit-dependent people have trouble getting around. As one rider put it: "When the buses don’t run, neither do we. That means we can’t work, ...
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A Train Service to the Rockaways To Begin May 30

Thursday, May 16, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

A train service over Jamaica Bay will resume seven months after Sandy washed away the tracks.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

Breathing auto emissions can turn 'good' cholesterol into 'bad.' The MTA is testing an inflatable subway tunnel plug at South Ferry. Houston is cleaning up its mishmash of parking sig...
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Minneapolis Celebrates Marriage Equality With a Rainbow Bridge

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

On Monday, the governor of Minnesota signed the state's Marriage Equality bill into law.  To celebrate, on Tuesday the city of Minneapolis lit up its I-35 bridge in rainbow colors.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

The NTSB wants states to lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol content. Los Angeles's transit system is betting big on bikes. A bill in North Carolina is setting its sights...
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With Two Weeks To Go Before Memorial Day Launch, NYC Bike Share Hits 10,000 Members

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

“Citi Bike is generating more excitement than we’ve ever seen for a new transportation option and there’s no sign of it stopping,” said DOT head Janette Sadik-Khan. (And that nu...
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Fathead Minnows: Free to Good Westchester County Homes

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

If you live in Westchester and have a pond on your property, the county's Health Department has a present for you.

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New Jersey Transit Ignored Climate Change Warnings

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

WNYC

By Andrea Bernstein / Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

New Jersey Transit commissioned a study on climate change. But the report didn't raise alarms, and when Sandy roared in, the nation's largest statewide transit agency was overwhelmed, leaving trains in low-lying areas and suffering $120 million in damage to a flooded fleet.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

South Jersey counties want more say in the NJ Turnpike Authority. Brazil's death rate from passenger car crashes is four times that of the U.S. A woman was led off an American Airline...
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Gov. Chris Christie asked for patience when it comes to power issues at a press conference regarding the severe weather conditions anticipated from Hurricane Sandy.

Listeners: NJ Transit Needs Overhaul

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

WNYC

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it / Andrea Bernstein

Following our story on how NJ Transit stumbled when it came to preparing for storm Sandy, you were pretty clear. You want better management, and better communication. 

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After Sandy: A Tale of Two Transit Systems

Monday, May 13, 2013

WNYC News metro editor Andrea Bernstein and Kate Hinds, producer/reporter with Transportation Nation, discuss their reporting on the differences between the MTA's and NJ Transit's preparations for Sandy and level of damage the two systems suffered from the storm.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

TN will be talking about NJ Transit's Sandy prep -- and taking your calls - on the Brian Lehrer Show this morning. The average concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmospher...
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How New Jersey Transit Failed Sandy's Test

Monday, May 13, 2013

By Andrea Bernstein / Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

The weekend before Sandy thundered into New Jersey, transit officials studied a map showing bright green and orange blocks. On the map, the area where most New Jersey Transit trains...
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Friday, May 10, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

A day after getting a rave review in Consumer Reports, Tesla shares soared. Shanghai may install a monorail. Ninety-four percent of Texans use seat belts. BART may become more bike fr...
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NYC's Bike Share to Launch on Memorial Day

Thursday, May 09, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

The largest bike share program in the country will officially roll on May 27. And annual Citi Bike members will get to kick the wheels of the city's bike share program for a full wee...
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Thursday, May 09, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

The Twin Cities region will get a new light-rail line -- but the state won't get a gas tax hike. Auditors are having trouble finding key inspection records for the NYC subway. To cut ...
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

By Kate Hinds : Senior Producer, All Of it

Cellphone use is a factor in far more fatal crashes than anyone realized. EV company Tesla turned a profit by selling zero emissions vehicle credits to other car companies.  And: did ...
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