Infrastructure

Lawmakers advanced a bill designed to make the New York State Department of Transportation more accountable for its capital planning.

Infrastructure ranked No. 2 behind only the related issue of economic development as a top priority for mayors during 153 State of the City addresses delivered this year the National League of Cities reported.

The question is clear for municipal professionals: what is our legal duty to investors with respect to climate change?

With little discussion Tuesday, Dane County's vision of a consolidated, up-to-date jail moved forward despite the $148 million price tag.

Joshua Schank, chief innovation officer for Los Angeles Metro, weighs opportunities and challenges. Paul Burton hosts from the Smart Cities NYC conference.

Municipal market participants are increasingly skeptical that an infrastructure bill will pass this year.

The vacant field north of Moscow's Pape Machinery will be occupied by a new police station come 2021.

As the oldest mass transit authority in the country, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has a history of innovation.

Town officials are celebrating an "historically low rate" on bonds that were sold to pay for the construction of the new Public Works/Water Pollution Control Authority complex.

The authority will 'hold their feet to the fire,' Chairman Patrick Foye said of the German conglomerate.

The Trump administration canceled $929 million of funding that had been appropriated for California high-speed rail.

Federally funded infrastructure programs are critical. Sometimes they are the only viable means for infrastructure investment for certain projects.

The governor's preliminary proposal relies on $17.8 billion of borrowing over six years.

Amid the gadgets on display at the Smart Cities NYC conference, some local and regional officials spoke more pragmatically about making tech work.

By reducing debt service expenses with advance refundings, issuers were able to free up borrowing capacity for new investments.

It's time for municipalities to rethink the way they're spending on water infrastructure, experts said this week.

Stephen Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, said P3s already work in metropolitan areas and dialogue needs to be opened with smaller cities looking at P3s.

The Garvee bonds would fund the reconstruction of the stretch through downtown Providence.

Communities that have reached their debt capacity can attract funding from private investors who are focused on energy savings and climate change.

During the kickoff to infrastructure week, the National League of Cities president said the market will take a hit if an infrastructure bill doesn't pass.