Population rise continues to place increasing demands for new infrastructure.
There is little political appetite to take on vested interests, and little money for new infrastructure.
Plans for new infrastructure, as part of the Grand Paris scheme, are even more ambitious.
She also backed more Treasury project bonds for new infrastructure projects.
Note that May talked about "more Treasury-backed project bonds for new infrastructure projects".
Within a year, the retired engineer had rallied the community and raised funds for new infrastructure.
But cities and states are not necessarily flush with cash for new infrastructure projects.
Any big metropolis can tap a central fund, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, for new infrastructure.
The demand for new infrastructure, or simply property, can be more than enough to trump the appeal of conservation.
Ulises Carrillo, Ms Ortega's policy advisor, says the incoming governor has ambitious plans for new infrastructure and jobs.
A further £3bn (equivalent to £4bn) has been allocated for new infrastructure work at Faslane and Coulport bases.
