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Roadbuilding
Mexico Paving a Road to Nowhere
As the saying goes, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” And repeat it they will if Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto follows through with his $100 billion infrastructure program. A first-class highway expansion is currently under construction through Tepoztlán, which could mean great things for Mexico’s commerce – if it […]
August 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
Margaret Thatcher Privatizes the Buses
And so the Iron Lady, the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, leaves the stage, dying following a stroke. Stories about her are legendary. Some of the best ones are true, but many of them are embellished or just plain apocryphal. One refers to failure and its link to having to use public transport. Which […]
April 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Amtrak’s post hammer-and-sickle years
Would Amtrak work if it was privately owned? In the end its not only the private nature of the ownership that’s important, it’s who that owner is. Private ownership, per se, is only part of the equation. So who in their right mind would want to own Amtrak? House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John […]
September 28, 2012
Roadbuilding
RoadWorks: Privatization Report: Some Ups, Some Downs
Governments at all levels are turning to private options to help them get through and break out of the current recession.
November 1, 2009
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