July 10, 2014
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By Chris Caplice and Shardul Phadnis

We know in the U.S. that the nation’s transportation infrastructure urgently needs investment. The same is true in many other parts of the world. Why aren’t more projects underway?

Many assume it’s for lack of funding. More often, however, it’s for lack of agreement on what should be done. For proposed projects to gain traction, various stakeholders must be aligned; chief among these are the companies that rely on transportation systems to connect them to customers and suppliers, and the government planners responsible for building these trade arteries. But in terms of their objectives and planning horizons, there is often a yawning gap between these private and public sector players.

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