Caitlin Devitt has covered the municipal bond market since 2008. She began her journalism career at the Herald Newspapers on the South Side of Chicago, starting as a reporter and rising to Managing Editor. While at The Bond Buyer, she covered the Detroit bankruptcy among other Midwest-based stories. Devitt joined Debtwire Municipals in 2016, where she covered the high-yield municipal bond market for five years, before returning to the Bond Buyer as Senior Infrastructure Reporter. She lives in Chicago with her family.
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Tax revenue declines and urban sprawl are among the possible unintended consequences of the rise in automated vehicles.
February 2 -
Public-private partnerships can play a big role in U.S. transportation over the next decade, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg told governors.
January 31 -
"We're going to fix them all," President Biden said of the 45,000 bridges across the U.S. he said need repairs.
January 28 -
States want "maximum flexibility" when it comes to implementing the $7.5 billion program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
January 27 -
In his new role, Kurt Summers will look for opportunities to partner with local governments to advance their infrastructure priorities.
January 26 -
Better communication will be key in future P3s, a top Maryland transportation official said.
January 26 -
The Federal Highway Administration has acknowledged it lacks the authority to tell states how to spend federal infrastructure dollars, AASHTO said.
January 25 -
Enacting the muni market agenda through Build Back Better remains the top choice, but FY22 spending bills also present an opportunity, said the GFOA's lobbyist.
January 24 -
Timothy Little said he's looking for input from a diverse array of muni market participants in his new data-gathering role at the New York Federal Reserve.
January 24 -
The bulk of the IIJA money will flow first to the states, so cities need to be organized and ready to work with governors, White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu told the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
January 21