Tag: Transportation Infrastructure
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Halifax’s Rail Cut: The Century-Old Project Reshaping Commutes and City Life
Introduction: A City Redirected by History Halifax residents have long lived with a peculiarity of their city’s layout: a rail cut that carves through central neighborhoods, effectively re-routing traffic and changing the rhythm of daily life. The century-old project, born from a railway expansion and urban planning ambitions, now sits at the heart of a…
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Privatization Push: Offloading Large Projects to Private Sector to Cut Debt and Rethink PSV Insurance
Strategic Debt Reduction Through Private Sector Partnerships Many governments are pursuing a strategic shift: offloading large, capital-intensive projects to the private sector as a primary lever to reduce public debt. This approach, often framed as public-private partnerships (PPPs), seeks to unlock private capital, transfer risk, and accelerate infrastructure delivery while keeping long-term public benefits in…