Whatever Happened to Trump’s Infrastructure Boom?
While billions have been raised to build or fix the nation’s roads, bridges, and airports, little of the money is finding its way to public projects.
St. Louis’s Lambert International Airport traces its history back to aviation’s beginnings. The man it’s named after–Albert Bond Lambert–learned to fly with the Wright brothers. Charles Lindbergh started there, delivering airmail, and then christened his famous plane the Spirit of St. Louis. In 1928, the facility became one of the first municipally owned airports in the U.S.
These days, the place could use a makeover: Some recent reviewers on Yelp complained about too few bathrooms, limited food options, and not enough outlets to charge cell phones. One traveler called it the “okayest” airport he’d ever visited. In a bid to give the facility a refresh, the city has been pursuing a plan to hand day-to-day operations to a private company.