In the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, 2001, private ferry company NY Waterway proved a lifesaver for 65,000 commuters as highway and rail access between New Jersey and Manhattan was cut off ["Do You Believe in Ferries?" March 2003]. Now, the once successful ferry service is in financial trouble.

Anyone who's ever wanted to buy the Brooklyn Bridge can take heart: Chicago just auctioned off its Skyway toll bridge to the highest bidder. The 99-year, $1.83 billion lease went to the Cintra-Macquarie Consortium. The sale marks the first privatization of an existing tollway in the United States.

As school districts try to stretch their tech dollars, they are testing ways to bring the Internet and mobile computing to the classroom.

Gathering all the public input you can may sound like a good idea, but it's often more of a pain than a panacea.

Piecemeal reforms show the unwillingness of policy makers to take bold steps to deal with the nation's health care crisis.