Public-private partnership

"The project is not dead," said the transportation planning board chair.

The Texas Transportation Finance Corp deal will refund interim notes used to finance the ending of a public-private partnership that built toll lanes.

At The Bond Buyer's infrastructure conference, panelists speculate about the reliability of federal funds under the current administration.

Bond lawyers, municipalities, and transportation officials are moving towards greater use of public private partnerships for infrastructure projects bogged down by capital constraints and high risk.

For the 24th year, The Bond Buyer editorial board will identify and recognize the year's most outstanding municipal finance transactions. The final deadline for nominations is Friday, October 17.

Infrastructure like vertiports may be financed with municipal bonds.

With an insolvent Highway Trust Fund, toll revenue and PABs are increasingly important for transportation financing, lobbyists said.

The hire comes as more BAM clients are considering public-private partnership financing structures.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced plans to take over the operations at Washington Union Station while curtailing a $10 billion expansion project.

Transit expert and former MTA head "Train Daddy" Andy Byford is in charge of the $7 billion renovation.

Revenue generated by the bureau's 10 managed lane projects is, on average, exceeding original projections by 63%.

"American money is there, we just have to make it feel welcome," said board member Francis Sacr, former executive director of the Gateway Development Commission.

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.