I can't totally get in the trenches of the culture war here -- there were like 30 new comments in my inbox just now -- but I do appreciate this irony:

mplsjaromir:
"If you look at a map of SLP you will see it is encapsulated by Federal and state highways, and has many county roads, alleviating the city’s public works budget. Another invisible subsidy that few suburbanites see as a subsidy."

Alex:
"One could also argue that freeways/highways [in Minneapolis] that chewed up formerly tax-paying parcels (while slightly de-valuing neighboring properties) raises the cost per capita"

I realize different folks making somewhat different arguments, but I have to appreciate that in Minneapolis, freeways are a blight and a sacrifice for the region -- while for St. Louis Park, they're a free subsidy that gives back to the city.