Transportation industry

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tapped Forrest Claypool, his longtime friend and hand-picked head of the Chicago Transit Authority, as his next chief of staff.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wants major cost reductions in Purple Line P3 rail proposal or he'll kill the project.

After Boston’s mass transit system ground to a halt during the winter, the wheels for overhauling the agency that runs it have begun to turn.

Airline advocates told Senate Commerce Committee members at a hearing on Thursday that there is no need to almost double the federal passenger facility fee that airport executives contend is necessary to fund terminals and other facilities needed to meet projected growth in air traffic.

Gov. Charlie Baker, acting on several recommendations by a special panel, filed legislation to establish a fiscal control board to run the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

An economic study says Maryland’s proposed $2.45 billion Purple Line light rail would boost area’s income and job opportunities.

Unclogging the congested road and bridge connections linking ports with land trade routes will cost $29 billion by 2025, an AAPA survey has found.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer launched a plan to cut red tape and make it easier for the city to move forward on a program to repair its streets and sidewalks.

A bill by Colorado Sen. Randy Baumgardner would authorize $3.5 billion of tax revenue anticipation notes to capture low interest rates and accelerate highway construction in the state.

Proposed state legislation in California would raise the gasoline tax to generate an additional $3 billion a year for transportation projects.

Martin County, Fla., decided April 14 to hire Chicago-based McDermott, Will & Emery to institute litigation against the All Aboard Florida passenger train project.

Standard & Poor's converted its positive outlook on Utah Transit Authority to a one-notch upgrade to A-Plus on April 17, citing the authority's improved coverage ratios after a January refunding.

Congressional proposals filed Thursday to bolster the Highway Trust Fund include a a 66% increase in the gasoline tax and corporate tax reform.

Virginia terminated its ties with a toll-road developer after spending almost $300 million on the $1.4 billion project.

A $15.1 billion, 16-year transportation package proposed by Washington State House Democrats includes more than $8 billion of new projects to be funded with an increase in the state gasoline tax and up to $4.3 billion of state general obligation bonds.

The Providence, R.I., City Council will consider a proposal to borrow $57.7 million for upfront costs of a 1.6-mile streetcar line.

Lower pump prices are boosting fuel consumption and vehicle miles traveled, leading to higher gas tax collections, a trend Moody’s Investors Service expects to continue over the near-term.

The $1.3 billion sweep of non general fund accounts to help close a shortfall in Illinois' current budget drew $300 from key transportation funds used to pay for capital projects and cover debt service, according to a report from a local government watchdog organization.

Congress should consider raising motor fuels taxes to shore up the dwindling Highway Trust Fund, a bipartisan grassroots group advocating responsible fiscal policy said this week.

Minnesota lawmakers should use the state's budget surplus for education and other services and approve new borrowing for transportation and infrastructure to make a lasting imprint on the state landscape, Gov. Mark Dayton urged in his state of the state address.