Infrastructure

Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, talks with Chip Barnett about the county's robust economy as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about how the seaport and airport are booming and looks at some challenges ahead such as environmental and housing issues. Taped live in Miami on Dec. 7. (10 minutes)

The state Department of Transportation said it is temporarily delaying its latest issuance of trunk line road bonds.

Nebraska's largest city plans to finance the downtown streetcar project with a mix of tax increment financing and lease purchase revenue bonds.

Battery Park's flood-proofing projects are part of New York City's larger strategy to protect itself from the next big storm.

Chicago's second tax-increment financing district for transit would provide up to $959 million of funding to leverage federal infrastructure grants.

The borrowing, which will be backed by availability payments, will finance the first six of the state's nine-span Major Bridges P3 program.

Washington's new measure to clean up Puget Sound would require billions in borrowing over the next decade, including up to $14 billion in King County alone.

The RTA and its service boards are eyeing funding sources to avoid damaging service cuts and fare hikes as they exhaust federal COVID-19 pandemic relief.

City officials discovered last week that an explanatory sentence required by state statute was left off the ballot. No bonds can be issued until the matter is rectified.

Entering into long-term leases for toll lanes in urban areas would free up transportation dollars for rural areas, said Gov. Bill Lee.