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Read all our coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment.
Philip Mark Plotch
Philip Mark Plotch is a
professor of political science
at Saint Peter’s University in New Jersey
. He is
the author
of
Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject
.
Julie Jacobson / AP
Lessons From the Tappan Zee Bridge
The $4 billion New York bridge demonstrates the need for a new approach to American infrastructure.
Philip Mark Plotch
September 7, 2015