China: "A traffic jam near a toll station in Beijing. Authorities hope to ease the burden on the city with a new metropolis 100 km away. Photograph: China Daily/REUTERS"

The headline is Guardian's caption to an image that would make Chris Christie proud, were it his peoples' doing. The story of centrally planned big thinking to alleviate crowding in China's capital is an interesting report.

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One worries what Minnesota's Met Council will hatch to prove their competitive chops. If China can do this, we can . . .