Transportation industry

The Missouri House approved placing on the November ballot a 1 cent sales tax increase to fund transportation projects.

After seven years where Puerto Rico's economy generally declined, several economists say there are signs that it is stabilizing.

Leaders on the Senate Environment and Public Works committee said they reached an agreement on principles for a surface transportation reauthorization bill and suggested funding could be raised through tax reform.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which operates Greater Boston's mass transit system, intends to sell $200 million of senior sales tax bonds.

In Memphis, Tenn., and Atlanta, major airport-centered economic development plans anticipate using innovative and traditional financing.

Federal lawmakers are examining the Canadian public-private partnership model for lessons to apply in the U.S., where a major infrastructure bank bill awaits action in both chambers of Congress.

The Texas Department of Transportation is facing a federal criminal investigation of its land deals for expansion of Interstate 35E, according to reports.

A hike in Illinois' motor fuel tax and vehicle registration fees could help raise an additional $1.8 billion of annual revenue for transportation under a proposal announced by an Illinois coalition.

Joe Weber, a former Texas A&M classmate of Gov. Rick Perry and longtime friend, will head the Texas Department of Transportation.

With its grand opening a month away, Denver's Union Station redevelopment has attracted nearly $1 billion in private investment, according to the Regional Transportation District.

While there is wide agreement Northeast infrastructure is rotting, there is nowhere near the same consensus about what to do and how to pay for it.

The loss of Southwest Airlines at Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi prompted Fitch Ratings to downgrade the airport to BBB-plus from A-minus.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton co-hosted a meeting in Los Angeles aimed at finding new ways to develop public-private partnerships to fund climate-friendly infrastructure projects.

For the 16th consecutive year, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport retained its title as world's busiest airport in 2013.

Bills to make it harder for the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority to raise tolls are pending in the Florida Legislature, and are raising concern about bond funding for future projects.

Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed fiscal 2015 budget "takes a bipartisan jackhammer" to transportation funding, said Rep. Nick Rahall, the top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

Mesa's plan to build a 1.9-mile light-rail extension using $200 million of revenue bonds does not require a public vote, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled on April 1.

A bad business model is at the heart of problems at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a report from an NYU transportation center said.

More spending will be necessary to improve the condition of New York City's bridges, according to the Independent Budget Office watchdog group.

Two separate sales tax measures that pit street repairs against mass transit projects are being floated in Los Angeles County.