Beyond goods and commuting: How transport infrastructure expands service markets Devaki Ghose November 02, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/beyond-goods-and-commuting--how-transport-infrastructure-expands Governments and international organizations collectively invest trillions of dollars each year in transport infrastructure — roads, railways, tunnels, bridges. When those investments are appraised, two questions dominate: Will it reduce the cost of moving goods? Will it connect workers to better jobs? Both matter. But they miss something increasingly important.