Transportation industry

Federal transportation officials authorized another $950 million in private activity bonds for Brightline, also known as Virgin Trains USA.

Bond Buyer northeast regional editor Paul Burton scopes out New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's resilience plan for Lower Manhattan. Andrew Coen hosts.

Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Rebuild Alabama Act into law, increasing state gas taxes for the first time in 26 years.

A finding of sub-standard cement at Denver International Airport's $650 million terminal redevelopment project shows that the government and developer in a public-private partnership both must adapt to unforeseen events.

A bill moving through the state legislature would wrest the airport from the city's control and place it under a state authority.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. said another meeting will be scheduled to finish taking public comment on financing for the passenger train project.

Nick Sifuentes of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign weighs the multipronged mass-transit crisis in metropolitan New York. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.

A new Big Apple Transit agency would issue new debt for transit under City Council Speaker Corey Johnson's plan.

The city will use about $1.8 billion of bonds to fund a new airport terminal in a project led by private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate.

FA Jeff Larson said the $2.7 billion in nonrated bonds are expected to price in late March.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is making an end run around the Trump administration and proposing a legislative solution to jump-start the Gateway project.

The new governor included the fuel tax in his budget plan, which would spend $83.4 billion over the next two-year budget cycle.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. has also changed the date and location of the meeting where it will decide if it will approve the bonds.

DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation Committee, said he has also recommended the White House examine a new form of infrastructure bonding.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio packaged their support of the Manhattan toll plan with a blueprint to overhaul the embattled transit authority.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. has been asked to approve a third private activity bond allocation for Brightline/Virgin Trains.

The head of the entity overseeing the Gateway initiative lays the delays at the foot of the Trump administration.

The Trump administration's decision to strip funds from the California high-speed rail project may lead to a dangerously politicized approach to financing infrastructure.

New Jersey Transit agreed to make back payments to Amtrak in a settlement both sides say will pave the way for infrastructure improvements.

California has issued $3.3 billion of general obligation bonds for the high-speed rail project out of $9.9 billion authorized by voters.