Jesse for Rail (and TRnl comments)

“There is not one city in the US that has built its way out of congestion. (Because it hasn’t built enough, or properly priced its roads.) I’m looking for methods to get people to and from work besides the automobile. (You are, eh? Well, join the crowd. They’ve been looking for 35 years or so, and have spent tens of billions in the search and haven’t found them yet.) We can’t just keep building highways. (Why the heck not? Highways are what the people want.) We are one of the few metro areas (Twin Cities) that has no rail mass transit. (Well you’re in good company with very livable cities such as Phoenix AZ, Houston TX, Orlando FL, Detroit MI, and Seattle WA, all of which have benefited economically by not having big annual tax bills to subsidize rail losses.)” Minnesota Gov Jesse Ventura PLAYBOY March 2000 p158.