Mayors Urge Spending on Streets, Bridges in Highway Bill

A majority of the nation’s mayors want the new "highway bill" coming from Congress to emphasize streets and bridges over highways and to provide financing tools, such as BABs, TIFIA loans or a national infrastructure bank, reports The Bond Buyer.

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