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It looks like people in Tennessee don't like toll roads. This has got to be a smack to some of the out of touch in Nashville who said toll roads would do every thing short of cure baldness.

TDOT Commissioner Jerold Nicley continues to push more Tennessee toll roads for Governor Phil.

Every time I think of Tennessee toll roads I think of this classic scene from the movie Blazing Saddles.

Caution: This is not the edited version. Strong language.

In the battle of people vs. editorialists, the people win.  TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely makes the announcement as reported in today’s News Sentinel:

At some point maybe the legitimacy of rail will be so obvious TDOT will not be able to ignore it.

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The answer is a BIG NO-WAY....I would be glad to rethink my position if TDOT eliminated the gas tax with a Constitutional amendment in place that would forbid its resurrection as long as toll road fees exist.

Well folks, time to let your voice be heard if you’re concerned at all about Tennessee Toll Roads. Why?

NYC is eliminating two lanes of traffic on the world's most famed and traffic-congested boulevard in order to make it more bike-and pedestrian-friendly:

The head mouth piece in favor of toll roads in Knoxville, TDOT commissioner Jerold Nicley, will be in Knoxville Thursday to tell "The little people" of the wonders of toll roads in Knoxville and why we want them. As if the people have not spoken on the issue clearly enough.

Freddie O’Connell, with a heads up play, gets bike lanes on Rosa Parks Boulevard:

A few days ago, Freddie O'Connell let the Salemtown neighborhood association know that, with new paving of Rosa Parks Boulevard, there was a failure to install bike lanes, but he wrote that the problem should be solved by the end of the month.

Here's Freddie's account on from the Salemtown email list: