《METROPOLITICS A REGIONAL AGENDA FOR COMMUNITY AND STABILITY》

1 "It Couldn't Happen Here..."1

The Push-Pull of Regional Polarization2

Polarization's Unquantifiable Costs9

Benefits of Cooperation10

The Regional Agenda for Community and Stability11

2 The Core: Concentrated Poverty and the Challenge of Regionalism15

Sectoral Development of American Metropolitan Areas15

Poverty in the Twin Cities16

The Ghetto and Segregation17

The Concentration Effects of Poverty18

Crime: The Last Resort?19

The Gautreaux Case: Access to Opportunity25

Political Diversity of Metropolitan Areas28

3 The Schools: Early-Warning Signal39

School Subregions40

School Spending40

Polarization in Metropolitan School Districts41

Enrollment and Facilities53

4 Affordable Housing and the Tax Base55

Regional "Fair Share"55

Barriers to Affordable Housing58

Fiscal Disparities62

5 From "Spatial Mismatch" to Urban Sprawl66

Job Creation: Lopsided at Best67

Jobs and Property Values68

Infrastructure: Tickets to the "Good Life"68

Land Use and Sprawl72

6 Metropolitan Solutions74

The Dynamics of Deconcentration75

The Liberal-Conservative Debate76

Deconcentration, Fair Housing, and Reinvestment79

Property Tax Base Sharing84

Schools90

Land Use, Infrastructure, and Transportation95

Welfare Reform99

Metropolitan Structural Reform99

7 Metropolitics: Regional Coalition Building104

The 1991-92 Legislative Session: From Maps to Bills105

The Regional Fair Housing Coalition108

The 1993 Legislative Session: The Metropolitan Community Stability Act113

The 1994 Legislative Session: Housing and Regional Structural Reform128

The 1995 Legislative Session: Tax Base Sharing and Livable Communities142

The 1996 Legislative Session155

8 Can Regional Coalitions Work Elsewhere?156

Applicability to Other Regions156

Portland, Oregon157

Chicago, Illinois160

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania164

Some Lessons in Coalition Building167

Parting Thoughts171

Appendix: The Evolution of the Metropolitan Council173

Notes181

Index217