Table of Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 The Hope and Reality of Metropolitan Reform -- The Great Hopes for Metropolitan Government -- The Great Hopes Dashed -- The Public Service Delivery Emphasis -- Toward Metropolitan Policy Institutions -- How These Developments Impinged on the Twin Cities -- 2 The Origin and Evolution of the Metropolitan Council -- Favorable Background Features -- The Growth of a Metropolitan Consciousness -- The Metropolitan Council Appears -- Incremental Evolution of the Metropolitan Council -- Conclusion -- 3 The Metropolitan Council Today -- Jurisdiction and Organization of the Metropolitan Council -- Responsibilities and Powers of the Metropolitan Council -- Conclusion -- 4 Physical Development Policies -- The Central Role of the Metropolitan Council in Regional Policy Making -- The Development Framework -- The Physical Plans for the Metropolis -- The Metropolitan Investment Framework -- Conclusion -- 5 Improving the Quality of Life -- Environmental Protection Policies -- Social Policies -- Toward a Social Development Framework -- 6 Evaluation and Prospects -- Outcomes -- Assessment of the Development Framework -- Anticipating the Future of the Twin Cities -- Current Issues -- Transferability -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z.