Rendell's plan to lease turnpike unwise, study says
Source: Paul Nussbaum, Philadelphia Inquirer (PA), Tue, Mar. 4, 2008
A study done for state House Democrats has concluded that it is unwise to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike to a private operator, as Gov. Rendell hopes to do. Instead, the study supported the legislature's move to keep the Turnpike Commission, raise tolls on the turnpike, and introduce tolls on I-80. The study, by three experts from Pennsylvania State and Harvard Universities, is to be formally released today in Harrisburg.