Transportation industry

The transit agency's acknowledgment of an intrusion set off loud alarm bells about the rising threat of public-issuer system hacks.

The ambitious spending envisioned in the bill is already getting pushback from Republicans.

Skepticism continues, even as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo led a cheerleading tour through the $11 billion project site under Grand Central Terminal.

Given that subway safety concerns could impair a rebound from COVID-19, recent spikes in crime and levels of policing triggered spirited discussion at a board meeting.

The state's momentum with rating agencies continued when Fitch elevated its special tax obligation bonds to AA-minus.

Colorado lawmakers are working on a $5 billion funding proposal for transportation; this week's $500 million debt issue targets immediate needs.

IndyGo's expansion is being financed by a local income tax.

The ratings agency also said it expects cruises will resume at modest levels in the second half of this year.

Congestion pricing, a Manhattan Greenway, open-streets programs and a plethora of other uses are all at play as city officials plan a recovery from COVID-19 and a full reopening of the city by July 1.

The bistate agency’s exports link increasingly to information-based services, an NYU Rudin Center study says.

The forward-delivery bond, part of its $1 billion special tax obligation issuance, was a first for the state, Treasurer Shawn Wooden said.

The transit authority has a $2.9 billion hole in its $54.8 billion five-year plan, according to New York State's comptroller.

While state budget language restricts the governor's use of $1.3 billion of bonding, he has other options as transit advocacy groups push back.

Wiggins takes the helm as the system strives to recover from the pandemic and build out its rail network ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

Lawmakers added more money and projects to Idaho's Garvee program in 2017 partly to counter congestion from the state's massive population growth.

Still, Moody's on Tuesday revised its outlook on the New York MTA's primary transportation revenue bond credit to stable from negative while affirming its A3 rating.

MTA and regional transportation advocates welcome the news that the Federal Highway Administration is advancing the project.

Gov. Ralph Northam and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the agreements with Amtrak, CSX and Virginia Railway Express.

Officials cited borrowing flexibility before a joint meeting of the transit authority's oversight board and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Sam Turvey of ReThinkNYC explores ways to make New York's Pennsylvania Station complex more functional and aesthetic. Paul Burton hosts (17 minutes).