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Can Dulles Airport Get More Inconvenient? Yes.

Really, I dont understand this: having agreed to spend $8 billion to dig a subway all the way out to Dulles Airport, Virginia authorities won't spend the final $300 million necessary to make the subway usable. Instead of emerging inside the airport, the Dulles subway will emerge outside - …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday July 20, 2011

Sweden's Strong-Handed Urban Planning

Avesta in Sweden, a steel-making town of 15,000 inhabitants, doesn't look much like its American equivalents. The conference I am attending in Sweden does not directly address Swedish issues, so I cannot satisfy those readers who have asked for comprehensive comments on the current state of the …

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Written by David Frum on Friday June 10, 2011