This was taken from an article in TOLLROADSnews, an e-newsletter published by Peter Samuel. While there are indications that Blagojevich tried to squeeze the turnpike, I don't think it was one of his more successful scams. But, it's a potent image.
Also, I mistakenly identified Samuel as a senior fellow with the Reason Institute when I posted this (seems that was a while ago), and he immediately sent me an email saying that he was no longer formally affiliated with them. I think that response is an impressive testament to the power of google alerts--several other of my postings have also gotten immediate reactions. I am going to have to be careful about key words. Or perhaps less careful.
For example, I can throw these ideas out into the ether: I'd really like to interview Quentin Kopp about his role in the transfer of Bay Area toll bridges from the state to the MTC in 1997, for example, and his views on the implications of the shift for the constellation of power in the Bay Area. Quentin? You too busy with high speed rail these days for a chat with a humble historian? I'd also like a sit-down with Steve Heminger, who would have been Obama's secretary of transportation in an ideal world.
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I'd be very interested to see what Quentin Kopp has to say about things, including the toll bridges, the MTC, the BART extension to SFO, and his newest pet project, the High Speed Rail.
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