World Offers Cautionary Tale for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
President Trump has called for private money to fund his $1 trillion plan, but similar moves in other countries have faced cost and quality problems.
In New L.I.R.R. Concourse, Commuters Can’t Quite Forget Transit Woes
Passengers praised a new train hall across from Penn Station, but wondered when the rest of the New York City area’s transit might start measuring up to global standards.
With M.T.A. in Need of a Boss, Cuomo May Finally Pick One. Or Two.
The transit agency has been without a permanent leader for months, and the replacement will help determine whether it can turn around deteriorating service.
China’s New Bridges: Rising High, but Buried in Debt
China has built hundreds of dazzling new bridges, including the longest and highest, but many have fostered debt and corruption.
Trump Picks the Wrong Fight on Infrastructure
Taking a sword to a half-century of bipartisan law isn’t the way to build more roads.
Will the Next U.S. Highway Be Bankrolled by the Saudis?
President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan calls for private investment, and that could include money from foreign governments.
Infrastructure Is Not Just Roads and Bridges
Things like clean water and broadband access can help Americans even more.
Public Works, Private Benefit
The president’s infrastructure “plan” depends on investors trying to earn a profit, an approach that cost, more than helped, taxpayers.
Kenyans Fear Chinese-Backed Railway Is Another ‘Lunatic Express’
The opening of a deluxe rail line between Nairobi and Mombasa, built by China, has some seeing parallels to a troubled colonial British train project.
Guess What Week It Is?
It’s time to take a highway out to lunch.