Public-private partnership

The grants allow governments to scan their transportation assets for potential public-private partnerships.

Mayors and city leaders are using a combination of bond financing and public private partnerships to build and preserve affordable housing while working with a patchwork of regulations and facing opposition.

Streamlining federal permitting and partnering with state DOTs are among the priorities for the next surface transportation bill.

The dueling lawsuits underscores the need for alternative dispute resolution in public-private partnership contracts, said a P3 attorney.

The policy shift may crowd out some projects, warned Baruch Feigenbaum, senior managing director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation.

The addition of Turner-Bond as a partner will deepen Orrick's public finance practice's P3 expertise.

Observers say a bankruptcy by Genera PR could complicate the PREPA bankruptcy.

The SEC charged two entities with violating federal securities laws by advising clients on municipal bonds without properly registering as municipal advisors.

As bond issuers and the infrastructure industry ponder a post-BIL future, some look to Europe for how P3s and privatization could help spur investment and raise grades on the infrastructure report card.

Congress needs to lift limitations on tax-exempt private activity bonds, say transportation advocates.