Infrastructure

Because I-75 is a key freight corridor from Florida to Canada, impacts from traffic congestion affect commercial and commuter traffic up and down the East Coast.

A decision from the Government Accountability Office supports opponents of a controversial memo outlining the administration's preferences for how states should spend their infrastructure funds.

Inflation is a chief risk to public officials eager to launch new projects, but it's a boon for infrastructure investors, who view the asset class as a natural hedge.

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.

The private sector remains confused about buying American, potentially slowing how it can react to the needs of states and localities eager to get building.

Former state transportation official Shailen Bhatt, if confirmed by the full Senate, would play a key role in the rollout of highway funds in the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Airports, schools and affordable housing received an infusion of cash from lawmakers

A combination of federal funding and rising tax collections has filled the coffers.

Some projects that were budgeted and started at the beginning of the inflation spiral are now in jeopardy.

The future of ESG and how it relates to the present raises questions about the general nature of public finance. 

The DOT's federal financing pipeline has mushroomed in recent years, as has the type of projects being financed.