New York Times Magazine - Infrastructure Issue

New York Times Magazine: Questions for Ray LaHood: The Roads Warrior
Interview with LaHood

New York Times Magazine: Repurpose-Driven Life
America’s shopping infrastructure is vast and abundant. That’s the problem.

New York Times Magazine: Getting Up to Speed
This is a story not about Amtrak but about trains, and the problem with any story about trains in America is that you often find yourself thinking about Amtrak, and you often find yourself thinking about how nice it would be if you weren’t thinking about Amtrak. This is especially true when you’re actually riding on Amtrak, which happened to be the case one morning in March when I boarded the Pacific Surfliner in downtown Los Angeles for a 500-mile trip, mostly up the coast, to Sacramento. Anyone who lives in California can tell you that this is folly: other ways of traveling from Los Angeles to Sacramento are quicker and less frustrating and not much more expensive. You can fly in 90 minutes for around $100. Or you can drive in six hours for less than $50 in gas.