Debate: Should Minnesota spend money on trains, buses and bike lanes?

A typical Twin Cities rush hour traffic jam, along I-94.
A typical Twin Cities rush hour traffic jam, along I-94.
Tom Weber | MPR News 2008

Competing commentaries in the Star Tribune this month offered two very different positions on the future and the importance of transit in the Twin Cities.

MPR News host Tom Weber brought the authors of those commentaries together for a debate on transit in Minnesota, and how the state should spend its transportation dollars.

Guests

Jonathan Weinhagen, president and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce. His commentary, here.

John Hinderaker, president of the Center of the American Experiment. His commentary, here.

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