Infrastructure

Progress is being made by some states and cities while Congress is independently making incremental progress on airports and water projects, according to infrastructure experts.

The Miami-Dade County School District improved its disclosure practices to provide better bond investor outreach.

Days after U.S. Highway 14 was snubbed by the state's Corridors of Commerce program, the Minnesota Senate is giving it some attention.

New York City Planning Commission Chair Marisa Lago talks about the work her department is doing to keep the city’s economy vibrant and growing, detailing the success of the East Midtown Rezoning Plan, the Jerome Avenue revitalization and the 2020 census plans. Chip Barnett hosts.

State lawmakers compromised on legislation that provides $2.3 billion of bond authority for transportation and boosts funding for the state's lagging pension fund.

The federal the clean water and drinking water state revolving funds remain woefully underfunded, ASCE President Kristina Swallow told lawmakers.

Louisiana plans to ask firms if their policies “infringe on the constitutionally protected rights” of citizens to lawfully keep and bear arms.

Decking over a portion of the 180-acre rail site in Queens could trigger new investments in parks, schools and housing, according to a city study.

Reinstatement of advance refundings could be packaged with infrastructure legislation because many state and local governments have used the savings to finance new infrastructure.

New York MTA now puts the tab for the 13-year-late project at $11.2 billion, more than two-and-a-half times its original estimate.

NYC Ferry's ridership is expected to surge to about 9 million a year.

New Jersey Transit faces a December deadline to install positive train control.

Floyd County locked up public support to replace its inferior jail.

Aid to Hartford, in light of Connecticut’s assumption of city GO debt over 20 years, has become a lightning rod.

The tax and omnibus spending bills offer little relief for state and local infrastructure.

The timing of federal grants is an issue because that funding was used as a basis by the U.S. Transportation Department to authorize the use of tax-exempt PABs by the private owner for financing the proposed rail line between Miami and Orlando.

City Council gave approval to Mayor Frank Jackson's administration to borrow more than $156 million for capital improvements, including a new police station and equipment to make Cleveland's streets safer.

Hub airports and general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas missed out on the additional funding they were hoping for.

The former presidential candidate implored New York and New Jersey to enable their cities to execute streamlined project delivery.

New York City's executive budget came under fire for increasing spending and setting aside too little in reserves for cuts from Washington and uncertain times ahead.