In its latest bid to raise funds for state transportation projects, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is seeking to commercialize non-interstate rest areas. Today I shared a blog post on the Partnership to Save Highway Communities' website on why ODOT should reconsider its latest idea and seek alternative solutions that don’t jeopardize existing private businesses for little or nothing in return.
The Partnership to Save Highway Communitiess is a coalition of associations, corporations, small businesses and other stakeholders that share a common goal: preserving the valuable relationships between interstate highway motorists and community businesses serving their needs.
As I wrote in my post, "ODOT thinks that because the state generates between $4 million and $5 million dollars annually from privately operated service plazas on the Ohio Turnpike that it can do the same on other roads. But ODOT is comparing apples and oranges."
Read the full blog post here.
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