Governance is not the only blocking point. Political will is lacking (That's what is meant by "lacking money ; when there is a will there is a way). Pompidou did build both the RER and way to many highways around Paris.  But the French government is content with building clientelist bits of highway here and there, and lets the regional rail infrastructure rust. No mayor dares to undertake projects longer than their mandates since a town in infrastructure building mode, with dug up streets, means risking losing one's position. Metro lines are extended one station at a time, which costs less yearly, but ends up wasting money as each stop change means rebuilding maintenance workshops...

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

I suppose this is why they eventually sympathize with their decision-making captors ;-)

The younger, single Finnish journalists tend to live south of downtown Helsinki. But I know quite a few married ones who have moved out to the suburbs and beyond. Provincial journalism has also survived the trend to repeating what is on the wires, and focusing instead on local events and politics.

The broadcasting channels are almost all located north of the city, and even content suppliers are spread far and wide. Though the trendy media (populated by the younger and single again) like advertising, web-production, magazines etc are often south of downtown - occupying some of the large old factories that have been refurbished for office and studio use.

You can't be me, I'm taken