Topic: infrastructure
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Can Amtrak Ever Make Money?
A Freakonomics panel looks at if, how, and whether Amtrak can find its way to profitability
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For These Baltimore Students, It's D.I.Y. School Building
One crumbling structure becomes a lesson in urban design for students
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The Big Fix
How to Pay for America's Infrastructure
Should infrastructure banks replace our current system of funding roads and transit through grants?
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The Delusion and Deception in Megaproject Cost Estimates
Toronto's planned Crosstown light rail project looks to mitigate colossal budget overruns
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The Big Fix
Who Should Pay for Aging Water Infrastructure?
The best responses to this week's The Big Fix
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The Big Fix
Why Your Water Bill Must Go Up
America's water infrastructure crisis is going to get a lot worse—and a lot more expensive—before it gets better
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An Eye on Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure
A recent hacking scare at an Illinois water district should have cities taking notice
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The Big Fix
A New Vision for D.C.'s Abandoned Streetcar Tunnels
Plans are once again underway to bring Dupont Circle's tunnels back to life—but will the neighborhood get behind it?
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Transforming Blight Into a Destination
'Landscape Infrastructure' offers multi-functional approaches to getting the most out of existing spaces
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Urbanizing the Amazon
Though cities are springing up throughout the Brazilian rainforest, there are few jobs to be had
