Trust, verification and whether we'll see an economic impact study on tolling.

Yes, it's true: I was prodding. Curt seems always to notice such behavior ...

Several of us were briefly acquainted with Vaughan Scott some years ago, when he did a productive turn as Bluegrass Brewing Company's general manager. A few lifetimes later, he's the new 1Si chair, I'm a habitual provocateur, and we're trying to work through what might politely be termed habitat issues (his and mine are not exactly the same, although not completely different, either) as part of a conversation about Russian and Soviet history, leadership, reform and the topic of mobility solutions.

Mayor Fischer lobbying River Fields? /Economic impact study on tolling?, at Louisville Courant.

... And the 2nd drama I noticed unfolding today, on twitter no less, is also Ohio River Bridges Project-related. The incoming One Southern Indiana Chair, Vaughan Scott has expressed, at Roger Baylor's (@newalbanian) prodding, that he's calling for an "economic impact study" on how tolls will effect our regional economy. This study, if commissioned soon, would not hold up the project, but could be completed while we await the results of the environmental study currently underway: