King of the Roads- The

King of the Roads- The never-ending war over the future of the Twin Cities traffic infrastructure just goes on and on, with the current word being that a referendum might be required.

For those of you not familiar with the story: On the left, we have the Metropolitan Council, a de facto unelected government body that "plans" the Metro area, who are calling for more rail tranit and less road building. On the other side, advocates for more highway construction point out that mass transit of this type has never been successful in an area with such low population density.

I'm a Republican, but I"m not sure I'm entirely behind more roads. The record of cities that try to build their way out of congestion is dismal, and the whole effort of building roads serves effectively as a subsidy for the suburbs. Nothing wrong with living in the 'burbs - but why is the taxpayer on the hook to support that lifestyle choice?