Transportation industry

Miami Beach put the brakes on a public-private partnership to build a 3.5-mile light rail streetcar, to let voters have a say in a larger transit plan that boosters hope can tap the Trump administration’s infrastructure financing proposal.

Interstate tolling and higher gas taxes are among state road funding proposals already on the table for 2017.

Illinois may opt for a public-private partnership to finance a $2.7 billion highway expansion project in Chicago.

The grant from the Federal Transit Administration completes funding for $1 billion Texas rail line linking Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with downtown stations.

Elected officials from New York called on the Federal Transit Administration to fund the $6 billion second phase of the Second Avenue subway.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wants lawmakers to repeal a new law requiring statewide ranking of road projects.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority plans to price $480 million of toll revenue bonds in January after the state Supreme Court shielded the debt from future litigation.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority board approved two funding plans that will clear the way for it to sell $4.7 billion in bonds.

Private investors sign contract to finance, build, and operate tolled express lanes on a Virginia highway.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s hurry-up offense for completing New York’s Second Avenue subway triggers questions about the MTA’s priorities.

Martin and Indian River counties have asked a federal judge to examine the new bond financing strategy employed by All Aboard Florida to determine the "full extent" of the proposal and its impact on their federal lawsuits.

The Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Thursday will consider a $3 billion operating budget and $5.1 billion five-year capital plan that boosts spending next year but still falls far short of its needs as a new state capital program languishes amid the ongoing budget impasse.

A New Jersey proposal to allow its Transportation Trust Fund to sell bonds directly to its underfunded pension system would worsen credit conditions, according to Municipal Market Analytics.

The MBTA's oversight board approved up to $277 million for 120 additional subway cars for its beleaguered Red Line in Greater Boston.

New York MTA intends to sell $1.3 billion of bonds in January including a $100 million remarketing, said finance manager Patrick McCoy.

A new $7.3 billion 2017 spending plan by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey maintains debt service levels while also investing in major capital projects.

Facing pressure from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, officials from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority are targeting an opening of the long-delayed Second Avenue subway line by the end of the month.

New Jersey lawmakers are pitching a proposal to allow the state’s Transportation Trust Fund to sell bonds directly to its $73 billion pension system.

A Michigan infrastructure trade group has launched a campaign to help residents and lawmakers understand the scale of state underfunding for roads and transportation.

The Honolulu agency that oversees Oahu’s troubled multi-billion dollar elevated rail transit system gets a reprieve from a federal agency on its plans to fill a shortfall up to $2.3 billion.