Infrastructure

The new chief of the MTA's headline unit must juggle his vision for the agency with crisis management.

While there are aspects to the proposal that a municipal professional may admire, it’s not inherently obvious that the shift to a 20/80 split between federal and local funding will produce results.

The administration would cut funds for the Water Infrastructure and Finance Innovation Act program.

The MSRB's annual Fact Book paints a picture of a 2017 muni market that held fairly steady despite tax reform anxiety, with no major declines or drastic shifts in trading activity or trends.

The Reno County Commission approved changes Tuesday to a proposed policy on issuing industrial revenue bonds, eliminating a requirement that the business seeking the bonds must create at least 10 jobs with a payroll of at least $250,000.

A public facilities bond election that would fund the siting and construction of a Moscow police station at the existing Moscow Recycling Center originally set for this spring has now been scheduled for May 2019.

JPMorgan will be first company to develop a major project under New York City’s East Midtown rezoning.

Funding mechanisms such as tax increment financing and special districts such as a local Community Redevelopment Agency could be used to issue bonds.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is spending more than $364 million on the tunnel.

Former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch elaborates on what ails New York's transit system and what is necessary to fix it. Paul Burton hosts.

Oakland voters in 2016 overwhelmingly approved a $600 million bond to fix city streets and build affordable housing.

Inaction, significant new debt and failure to control labor costs and other cost drivers could pose major bondholder risks, says a Gurtin report.

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves unveiled Monday what he described as a comprehensive six-year plan to spend $1.17 billion in new money on infrastructure needs throughout the state.

The venture hired infrastructure specialist Robert Keough.

A Public Policy Institute of California survey found 47% favoring repeal and 48% opposed.

New York City Council member Robert Cornegy Jr. called the city administration's management of public housing incompetent.

The enormous electricity demands required to create bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have mining operations flocking to cheap hydroelectricity in parts of rural Washington.

Plans to build new homes, luxury apartments and hotels in Haltom City, Texas, is driving the need to replace an outdated fire station and build a new combined city hall and police department.

Urban planner and author Dag Detter, speaking from Stockholm, explains a concept that he says could revolutionize U.S. public finance. Paul Burton hosts.

Eight months before construction crews are expected to begin renovations work on the now-shuttered Astrodome, some groups already are hatching plans to make use of the famed stadium's nine acres.