Transportation industry

The state’s transportation investment is estimated at $50 billion over the next decade and the commission’s recommendation is to increase total investment by at least $20 billion more in the next 10 years.

Political uncertainty will elevate bond price volatility for those issuers more dependent on fiscal support. Still, the broader market will benefit from support for education, transportation, and healthcare sectors.

Federal Highway Administration officials have told the mass transit agency they would fast-track an environmental review process.

The consequences of not passing infrastructure legislation in the next few months may be dire.

A House committee is considering for the first time how grants for ports will be appropriated to combat the pandemic.

Transportation officials weigh the potential and pitfalls of this public-private development mode amid a financial squeeze during the coronavirus.

Officials see the Moynihan Train Hall and other works in progress as springboards for the city's revival from the coronavirus pandemic.

While a traffic turnaround may already be starting, analysts warn it will be a slow and difficult return for the airport sector to pre-pandemic levels.

The bistate agency intends to fund a build-in-place Manhattan terminal with capital funds, air rights, PILOT payments and federal backing.

While federal funds enabled the transit authority to sidestep fare hikes for now, it faces a raft of pandemic-related variables and state budget uncertainty.

President Joe Biden's pick for transportation secretary took questions from a Senate panel on how the nation might pay for robust infrastructure.

Chao tweeted her resignation on Wednesday following violent turmoil in the U.S. Capitol.

The president-elect takes a much more expansively realistic view on the synergistic relationship between infrastructure investment and the middle class.

Sources see ways to get more investment in infrastructure with municipal bond provisions, but bipartisanship will be essential.

They cite coalition building, learning from past mistakes, project planning and effective outreach during the pandemic.

The commuter rail that runs between San Jose and San Francisco benefitted from a criteria revision on not-for-profit transportation infrastructure.

The state will use a public-private partnership to replace the 68-year-old Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River between Westlake and Lake Charles.

Its $17 billion operating plan projects $4.5 billion in Washington assistance next year while sidestepping — for now — doomsday service cuts and layoffs.

AAPA contends Congress should provide aid to ports as the industry has been hammered by COVID-19.

The former South Bend, Indiana mayor understands the needs of state and local governments, though he lacks experience running a large organization.