right but as far as i am aware nobody has requested state or federal funding to build a space elevator in minnesota as has been the case recently with prt just this week a prt promoter asked the hennepin county railroad authority for a resolution in support of prt you can watch the video of his presentation on my blog do you think the wikipedia prt article is a good source of information about prt for public officials faced with a decision to commit public funding or rights of way for prt