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Development of Philadelphias 30th Street Station and several follow-up projects planned in the immediate area will generate billions in new taxes to the city and state, Amtrak and its partners said.
June 16
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Illinois capital projects, including the Department of Transportation construction program, face imminent shutdown without at least a stopgap budget in place, officials in the administration of Gov. Bruce Rauner said.
June 16
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The Austin City Council's transportation committee wants voters to decide on $300 million mobility bond packages.
June 15
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A bipartisan coalition of New Jersey lawmakers are pushing a $20 billion 10-year Transportation Trust Fund plan that faces skepticism from Gov. Chris Christie.
June 14
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Virginias Commonwealth Transportation Board used objective criteria to develop a six-year, $14.4 billion transportation plan.
June 14
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Former Bridgeport, Conn. Mayor Bill Finch has been tapped to lead the New York State Thruway Authority.
June 14
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A Florida court has denied Indian River Countys quest to block a state-created conduit issuer from selling $1.75 billion of tax exempt bonds for All Aboard Floridas planned private passenger rail project.
June 13
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The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Directors has voted unanimously to place a $3.5 billion general obligation bond measure on the November ballot.
June 13
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Kentucky, after plugging billions into its massively underfunded pensions this year, is hitting the brakes on transportation spending.
June 10
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Road projects in Illinois are imperiled by lawmakers' failure to reach accord with Gov. Bruce Rauner on fiscal 2017 state budget.
June 10
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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley gave her assent to a bill authorizing $2.3 billion of revenue bonds for highway projects.
June 9
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Construction of Maryland's Purple Line P3 rail project will be financed with PABs and a low-interest TIFIA loan.
June 8
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California local government officials and other stakeholders are becoming increasingly uneasy about the lack of activity in the state legislatures special session on transportation.
June 7
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Voters in Wake County, N.C., will decide in November whether to approve a 0.5% increase in the local sales tax to fund a 10-year, $2.39 billion transit plan to reduce highway congestion in the Raleigh area.
June 7
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has received 585 applications seeking $9.3 billion of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants almost 19 times more than the $500 that is to be awarded later this year.
June 7
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Michael Mulhern will resign as executive director of the embattled $1.6 billion MBTA Retirement Fund, which is under fire for its secretive management,
June 7 -
The condition of the states road network will worsen without additional investments in highway infrastructure, said Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn.
June 6
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The Port of Los Angeles board of commissioners approved a $1.17 billion budget Friday that includes no immediate plans for long-term debt.
June 6
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Unrated Scranton, Pa., announced a P3 under which nonprofit National Development Council will manage its parking system.
June 3 -
A nonprofit group in Austin, Texas, wants a November vote on $397 million of GO bonds for first phase of a light rail line.
June 3
