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Articles tagged “infrastructure”

Ground Transport

U.S. Roads and Bridges, Not Airports, Need Infrastructure Investment the Most

U.S. airports have the reputation of being most in need of revitalization, but thousands of highways and bridges around the country are actually near the point of collapse. We'll soon see the priorities of the Trump administration when it comes to improving U.S. infrastructure.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Tourism

Trump’s Top Appointees Signal That Travel Infrastructure Is a Priority

Reading between the lines, Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan will likely be cobbled together from tax breaks, incentives, and little direct investment.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Trump’s Top Appointees Signal That Travel Infrastructure Is a Priority

Airlines

VP Joe Biden Calls U.S. Transport Infrastructure ‘Embarrassing’ and ‘Stupid’

We will miss Joe Biden when he leaves office in three years. Let's hope he continues to insult New York-area airports and lavish love on Amtrak in the meantime.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

VP Joe Biden Calls U.S. Transport Infrastructure ‘Embarrassing’ and ‘Stupid’

Tourism

How Africa Can Replicate Asia’s Tourism Boom

It can be argued that Africa is the next Asia, but the more difficult question is whether it wants to be. A booming tourism economy brings international dollars and job growth at the risk of environmental and cultural degradation.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

How Africa Can Replicate Asia’s Tourism Boom

Ground Transport

Croatia prepares roads, trains, and tunnels to join passport-free Schengen Zone

Building up Croatia’s infrastructure will boost the economy and provide jobs on the road to greater tourism growth, which inclusion in the Schengen Zone will do even more so than EU acceptance.

James M. Gomez and Jasmina Kuzmanovic, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Croatia prepares roads, trains, and tunnels to join passport-free Schengen Zone

Ground Transport

Eight questions for Transportation Secretary nominee Anthony Foxx

These questions are influenced by the writer’s view that states should be given greater control of their transportation policies, something Foxx may agree with having seen the positive impact unique of transportation solutions as mayor of Charlotte.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

London mayor copies the Dutch and plans 15-mile bike route around capital

Unlike previously controversial tourism projects like the Olympics and third runway debate, tourists and locals can get behind a bike-only track with everyday practicality and tourism benefits.

Kari Lundgren , Bloomberg | 11 years ago

London mayor copies the Dutch and plans 15-mile bike route around capital

Airlines

Chinese government approves over $150 billion in spending on airports, roads and infrastructure

Unlike its stimulus package in 2008/2009, this injection is almost exclusively focused on infrastructure projects that will strengthen China's transportation networks.

Koh Gui Qing, Reuters | 12 years ago