How the real-estate industry foils cost-effective transit
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is an American Prospect senior editor. The award-winning journalist covers politics and policy in states and localities, with beats in economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She is a 2026 Society of Professional Journalists/Washington D.C. Chapter Correspondent Award finalist for her coverage of District of Columbia politics and has earned past recognitions from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
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D.C., Northern Virginia Go For Gondolas: The Answer to Urban Congestion?
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Clinton and Sanders Infrastructure Platforms Go Nowhere Fast
Ambitious but necessary spending plans are likely to meet corporate and congressional resistance.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
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Congress’s refusal to provide sufficient funding has pitted the nation’s passenger rail network against state agencies.