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Nearing Recess, House and Senate Put Off Difficult Battles Until Fall

Republican lawmakers have gotten a lot done, but disagreements forced them to put some tough work off until after they return from their break.

Aging Infrastructure Plagues Nation’s Busiest Rail Corridor

The Northeast Corridor has doubled its ridership in the last 30 years as its old and overloaded infrastructure has begun to wear out.

Chris Christie Claims He Will Pursue the Trans-Hudson Tunnel Project as President

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said that if he were to be elected president in 2016, he would revive a project he killed that would have doubled rail capacity between New Jersey and Manhattan.

Egyptians Turn to Facebook to Highlight Decrepit Public Facilities

Feeling more and more isolated from their government, Egyptians have posted images online to lament the miserable state of their surroundings.

Bad Commute? Tell Gov. Christie

New Jersey needs to come up with a gas tax that will start to dig the state out of its transportation mess.

McConnell Casts Doubt on House’s Plan for Transportation Bill

The idea put forward by the House is that an overhaul of the international business tax code would produce money to pay for a long-term bill.

K.K.R. Raises $3.1 Billion to Invest in Road and Other Infrastructure Projects

Such investments offer private equity firms a potential steady stream of income, while also helping struggling local governments.

Of Drought and Man in the West

Documenting the water crisis in the West, a photographer confronts distress, beauty and man’s complicity.

California Drought Sends U.S. Water Agency Back to Drawing Board

The Bureau of Reclamation, which runs a vast network of dams, reservoirs and aqueducts across the West, is taking a hard look at its infrastructure.

Development Theory, Regional Politics and the Unfolding of the 'Roadscape' in Ladakh, North India

The idea that ‘more roads mean more development’ is part of conventional wisdom and is firmly entrenched in the development discourse and practice. However, what this stability and pervasiveness should not conceal is that arguments in favour of roads have evolved over time, shaping the expansion of the ‘roadscape’, that is, the part of the landscape made up by roads. I illustrate this point at three levels: global development theories, road construction in India and in Ladakh.

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