> You can't seriously think cities in Europe are all rich enough to be able to afford large infrastructure projects? No, I don't think that. But I do think it'

> You can't seriously think cities in Europe are all rich enough to be able to afford large infrastructure projects? No, I don't think that. But I do think it's likely that the various levels of US government like to stake their claim to more autonomy compared to the various levels of government in Europe (particularly at the local level -- I'm sure the EU and national governments love to "get involved").