At this point it's beyond doubtful that we can spend or build our way out of gridlock. Get used to it. Telecommute if you can. Otherwise get used to spending 2 to 4 hours of each workday just getting to and from work. How can the Puget Sound society of 4 million people experiencing this kind of population growth expect to live in their suburban 3,500 sq ft homes, or 5 acre mini horse farms, 10, 20, or 40 miles from their place of work, all driving their single occupant SUV, and really believe they ought to be able to get there on uncongested roads? What kind of drugs are they on?