Transportation industry

Transit advocates see Baltimore's proposed Red Line as key part of multi-state rail link.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing for automatic tolling at Metropolitan Transportation Authority-operated bridges and tunnels in hopes of echoing other states that have eased traffic congestion through similar strategies.

Two voter opinion polls differ on the likely outcome of Austin's $720 million mobility bond referendum.

A transportation coalition is asking presidential campaigns for details on long-term plans to fund federal highway programs.

The offsetting tax cuts New Jersey lawmakers accepted to get Gov. Chris Christie to accept a gas tax increase for transportation are credit negative for state finances, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Hawaii's test of a road user revenue plan may involve sending motorists mock mileage bills that highlight the potential fees.

The Virginia Port Authority's credit ratings have been downgraded by S&P Global Ratings ahead of a planned bond sale that will restructure the authority's debt.

Holders of $113 million of defaulted bonds issued for a Branson, Missouri Airport will get an update on airport operations and an amended forbearance agreement on Oct. 13.

Democrats in the Senate and House have introduced separate bills to raise limits for both tax-exempt small issue manufacturing bonds and highway or surface freight facility bonds.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will propose a highway funding plan to the 2017 General Assembly that includes a gas tax hike.

The planned shutdown of the L subway line through Brooklyn has spawned widespread calls in New York to spend capital dollars on alternative transportation.

S&P Global says U.S. could rebuild its public infrastructure through the repatriation of overseas corporate earnings.

A House Democrat from Connecticut wants to use federal funds to construct a proposed $10 billion system of interstate highway tunnels in Hartford, Conn., that the state highway department deemed too expensive.

Maine voters are poised to approve additional borrowing for transportation projects on Election Day, according to recent polling.

Rhode Island Commerce Corp. plans a negotiated sale of $250 million in Series 2016B state Department of Transportation grant anticipation bonds.

Virginia has the environmental clearance to go ahead with a highway project originally earmarked for P3 funding.

Three months after ordering a shutdown of most New Jersey road and transit projects, Republican Gov. Chris Christie and leaders of the legislature’s Democratic majorities forged an agreement to fund the state’s Transportation Trust Fund through a gas tax hike.

Charleston County, S.C., officials cite low state road funding in asking voters for sales tax increase.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is plotting a return to its transportation roots, though unraveling its real estate tangle may be difficult.

DALLAS – The Texas A&M Transportation Institute will look into the feasibility of an eight-mile aerial tramway system in Austin known as the Wire that would move passengers high above the city’s often gridlocked roadways.