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18 May 2010

Can trams and trains bring express relief?

By Steer

Jim Steer, Director at Steer Davies Gleave, says that fast growing cities now consider high-speed rail and other transport infrastructure improvements to be a natural part of their development. Read this 'Future of Cities' article on the financial Times website.

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