Transportation industry

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and former FAA chief Jane Garvey will chair an advisory commission that will study the challenges of New York's MTA.

New York's MTA revised its offer to the Long Island Rail Road workers in an attempt to avoid a strike, offering 17% pay increases over seven years, including a retroactive period

The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that would extend the authority to spend from the Highway Trust Fund through the end of the calendar year.

An upgrade from S&P helped generate $396 million worth of transportation revenue bond retail orders, according to New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

New York's MTA is weighing a proposal for a 16,000-square foot eatery at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall, operated by restaurateur Claus Meyer.

Seleta Reynolds of the San Francisco Department of Transportation was nominated Friday by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

The concession company that operates a portion of Texas' State Highway 130 toll road is negotiating with lenders as it faces default on its June 30 payments, according to Moody's Investors Service.

New York City Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and Neal Zuckerman of the Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council will join the board of New York's MTA.

Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the A1 rating on Denver Airport Enterprise's $3.72 billion of revenue bonds and raised the outlook to stable from negative.

Three members of Illinois' congressional delegation are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to complete a new environmental impact study and hold new public hearings on Chicago's $8 billion runway expansion.

Public distrust and confusion over public-private partnerships along with the lack of creative thinking on the technology front are among the constraints Chicago confronts as it looks to address its infrastructure needs, said panelists at a forum.

The Texas Transportation Commission increased the size of its general obligation mobility-fund refunding bond sale on Thursday because demand for municipals jumped as the market strengthened, according to investors.

Watchdog group advises lawmakers to avoid bookkeeping gimmicks in resolving the multi-billion shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund.

Moody's Investors Service said it has affirmed the A1 rating of the Denver (city and county of) airport enterprise $3.72 billion airport system revenue bonds and the a2 rating of the $719 million subordinate revenue bonds.

Senators Chris Murphy and Bob Corker have joined forces in a push for higher federal gas taxes to fund highway projects.

The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill clarifying that a regional commission should operate Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Airports want to double the federal passenger facility fee of $4.50 per head, but airlines see no need for the increase.

With workforce reductions and lower gas tax revenues, the Oregon Department of Transportation will be challenged, according to a recent audit.

Standard & Poor's raised its various ratings on New York's MTA, including an elevation of its transportation revenue bonds to AA-minus from A-plus.

Moody's Investors Service has lowered its ratings on $8.5 billion of state and transit agency stand-alone grant anticipation revenue vehicle bonds supported by dwindling revenues from the Highway Trust Fund.