In reply to mplsjaromir.

Yeah I'm not sure what's ironic here. Isn't it a subsidy to both (state paying for infrastructure that serves residents, but a much higher amount per capita in a place like SLP where more trips per capita are taken on county roads, state highways, etc and a higher % of total lane-miles are on those road systems) but also something that drives up the cost per capita in a place like Minneapolis (where development was replaced by highways)?

SLP is on a grid, good. Its population density is basically the same as most Minneapolis neighborhoods. Good. But SLP's grid was more focused on moving automobiles around, particularly feeding those highways.