Comments on: The Blade Misses the Big Point in the Ohio Turnpike’s Failure to Implement EZ-Pass — It Should Be Privatized http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/19/the-blade-misses-the-big-point-in-the-ohio-turnpikes-failure-to-implement-ez-pass-it-should-be-privatized/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/19/the-blade-misses-the-big-point-in-the-ohio-turnpikes-failure-to-implement-ez-pass-it-should-be-privatized/#comment-5746 TBlumer Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:22:28 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1665#comment-5746 For better or worse, I'm not too young to remember. I lean towards selling it, but I will say if it went to free all the towns along US 20 that have been complaining about the truck traffic that avoids the turnpike would be very pleased. But.... I haven't monitored whether raising the speed on the Turnpike to 65 for trucks a couple of years ago solved that problem anyway. EZ-Pass would help solve whatever might remain of that problem. That said, I think selling would be good if (huge if) the politicians are forced to put the money to good use (as it appears Chicago did, which is a surprise in and of itself). For better or worse, I’m not too young to remember.

I lean towards selling it, but I will say if it went to free all the towns along US 20 that have been complaining about the truck traffic that avoids the turnpike would be very pleased. But…. I haven’t monitored whether raising the speed on the Turnpike to 65 for trucks a couple of years ago solved that problem anyway. EZ-Pass would help solve whatever might remain of that problem.

That said, I think selling would be good if (huge if) the politicians are forced to put the money to good use (as it appears Chicago did, which is a surprise in and of itself).

]]> By: save_the_rustbelt http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/19/the-blade-misses-the-big-point-in-the-ohio-turnpikes-failure-to-implement-ez-pass-it-should-be-privatized/#comment-5745 save_the_rustbelt Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:09:13 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1665#comment-5745 Some of you are too young to remember, but when the initial bonds for the turnpike were paid off the road was to be transferred to ODOT, the toll booths torn down and the Turnpike Commision dissolved. Guess what, the politicians lied! It's not too late. Free the turnpike! Some of you are too young to remember, but when the initial bonds for the turnpike were paid off the road was to be transferred to ODOT, the toll booths torn down and the Turnpike Commision dissolved.

Guess what, the politicians lied!

It’s not too late. Free the turnpike!

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