Infrastructure

CHICAGO — A month after winning city and county approval to sell its water and sewer system, Indianapolis stands poised to enter into a 50-year lease of its parking meters in exchange for cash and a piece of the annual parking revenue.

The Kansas chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses said last week it was "shocked and disappointed" at a city's imposition of a transportation utility fee on property owners based on how much traffic the property generates.

CHICAGO — The last time Nebraska issued bonds to finance highway projects was the summer of 1969. But five years of falling road revenues have prompted lawmakers to give borrowing a fresh look.

CHICAGO — The St. Paul Port Authority and lawyers for a group of 876 Fund bondholders will appear at a court hearing Monday on their dispute over the fate of $51 million of outstanding bonds backed by the struggling economic development fund.

The Delaware River Port Authority last week approved additional management reforms as the agency looks to terminate $53 million of a $403 million derivative associated with its debt.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority in northwest Florida has been notified that its guaranteed investment-contract provider wants to terminate its contract, according to authority attorney Roy Andrews.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa advocated his “30/10” plan to accelerate transit project construction at a roundtable event Tuesday he co-chaired with U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer.

New York plans to price two delayed personal income-tax bond deals totaling $1.66 billion over the next two months.

WASHINGTON — A northern Virginia county suing federal and state transportation authorities over certain environmental exemptions for planned high-occupancy toll lanes on two interstate highways has asked the court to add another federal official as a defendant.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced Monday that three finalists are being considered to become general manager at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.