Transportation industry

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's budget is focused on safety improvements after federal regulators pointed out deficiences.

The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration before its funding expires in September.

Weekday ridership on the farebox-dependent regional transit system is below 40% of pre-pandemic levels. Some lawmakers are pushing a state transit rescue package.

Austin planned to use property taxes approved by voters in 2020 to pay off bonds for the project.

Seattle's Sound Transit, the biggest beneficiary of a federal low-interest loan program, had received three more loans totaling $327 million.

"We know this cliff is coming," said state Sen. Ram Villivalam, head of the state Senate transportation committee. "What structural reforms are we looking at implementing? What innovation can we pursue?"

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg appeared before the House Appropriations Committee to warn of serious consequences of budget cuts.

The $3.3 billion Transportation Modernization act allows for P3s for roadway development, a first for the state.

It's unrealistic to ask transit agencies, even financially stables ones, to solve larger social problems like homelessness or inequity, says an expert.

Moody's Investors Service ran a series of stress tests on $38 billion in state highway revenue bonds it rates to gauge the risk to fuel-tax backed bonds.

The state's reliance on tourism makes airports essential to its economy, Fitch said.

The transportation revenue bond sale comes as legislative work on a new budget package is ramping up with the GOP expected to craft its own operating and capital spending plans.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit inspector general departed early saying the board obstructed her work.

The Uinta Basin railway is asking the DOT to authorize up to $2 billion of PABs for the project, which would move oil to market from northeast Utah.

More than half of the 163 bills introduced in state legislatures across the country propose one-time funding for transportation projects using bonds, excess COVID relief or budget surpluses.

States will need to figure out how to build within the law, the DOT secretary said.

A majority of state DOTs have now adopted a commitment to equity in infrastructure contracting.

The fresh guidance seeks to end a debate over how to prioritize federal transportation funds that's dogged Biden administration officials for more than a year.

A spate of derailments is a unique issue for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority amid the challenges all transit agencies face post-COVID.

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District relied on fare revenue before the pandemic. Ridership has lagged since COVID, and so have revenues.