Imagine driving Arizona highways that alert motorists of a traffic jam before it forms, or over bridges that report when they're cracking, or on people-moving innovations that make you proud of your state government. Countries around the globe and even state and municipal entities in America are using those innovations. Arizona is not. Join discussion...

Last year, California residents voted in favor of Proposition 1A, which provides funding for a high-speed rail train from San Diego to San Francisco and Sacramento. Today, government officials such as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are collaborating with California citizens to provide the state with the most efficient and sustainable method of transportation. Join discussion...

Gov. Bev Perdue announced Monday an innovative public-private partnership — the first of its kind in North Carolina history — designed to accelerate completion of the conflict-ridden Interstate 485 outer loop in Charlotte. The new funding strategy, unveiled at a press conference by Perdue and N.C. Transportation Secretary Gene Conti, combines public and private resources to build a new interchange and connect the only unfinished portion of the highway between NC 115 and I-85. The estimated price tag is $340 million. Join discussion...

Work on the metro area's nearly $500 million Airport Parkway project has been put on hold - at least temporarily - because of the economy. Construction on the 12-mile roadway that would link I-55 in downtown Jackson to Mississippi 475/Airport Road in Rankin County near Jackson-Evers International Airport had been slated for a 2010 start. Join discussion...

The Department of Transportation released a project list this week to lure private investors. The list includes only projects in metro-Atlanta. Toll lanes high on DOT priority list for public private partnership program. (photo by Parvinder Singh via flickr)Toll lanes are the only items on the DOT's list of high priority projects for the states public private partnership program. Join discussion...

Berkshire Hathaway chairman and world's second-richest man Warren Buffett said Tuesday that his $34 billion purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is a bet on America's future. It's a bet, but not just on America. With the investment, Buffett is also betting on China's rebound and growth, the price of oil going back up, the continued use of coal to make electricity and a higher profile for the nation's railroads, thanks to a push from the White House. Join discussion...

The Department of Transportation has dissolved all its privately funded road projects in the state. The DOT says its part of a plan to revamp a program meant to lure private money to transportation projects. Join discussion...

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If Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has his way, Los Angeles County will soon embark on a commuter rail building boom the likes of which the region has never seen. The mayor today will unveil an ambitious but politically risky transportation plan that fast-tracks several high-profile rail projects to be completed within the next decade. That's a big speed-up, because officials have generally been talking about completing them within 30 years. Join discussion...

Hard economic times have prompted public schools to look for or accept private financial support. Education Week reported that private donations are covering $18,000 of the $225,000 annual salary paid to a school superintendent in Indiana. In Boston, public schools worked with corporations, along with pro and collegiate sports teams, to boost school athletic budgets by more than 60 percent over the next three years ($4 million to $6.5 million). Join discussion...