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i <br />a Minnesota Journal <br />Remembering diagonals. —Page 1. FAblicatoo of the Citizens League <br />Curt Johnson's Free Estimate. —Page 2. <br />A whole page of Take Note. —Page 3. -- ! <br />Editors split on highwayfirtance.—Page 8. <br />Volume S, Number S <br />January 26,1988 <br />Diagcn-als persist in transportation planning <br />The continuity is impressive in by Ted Kolderie an additional lntersme mute, <br />transportation planning. Many of since in time Hwy. 12 became <br />bom the freeway snd transit propo- Firsrofmo anrMf overcrowdedandl-394was <br />sals under discussion today are added to the system to pmvidea <br />part of a continuing effort by civic high -.rapacity mute to the western <br />and governmental leaders in Min. Maurice <br />the St. Anthony and Minneappoalispersuadedthe suburbs <br />neapohsto impplement that city's Av. route long Iannedby&Paul. stawtomnthe frawayinstead <br />1920 saceisplan, with irs3<I of Minneapoliso cialsdidnotwant nonhuptheMississippppi Bfverinto The System S computer analysis , <br />"spoko"Zianngout „omthe 1.94 to ten on directly west into the Brooklyn Center befone turning it by the Highway Department in the <br />hobo(downtown—the Nonlrwest, subt- ls,however.Old Waynm westmwardSeatde.Theeffectul- <br />Nonheast.SoutheastandSmah- Blvd..ed recently, ban improved, umately,wastegetMinrrcapolis Continuedon Pages <br />westdiaronals <br />The Interstate highway program <br />provided the opportunity to &even- Health plans have not developed <br />oFsomeoftheserowes But its <br />alignmentsdid not fit the Minna- Competition based on quality <br />polls plan. And more mutes were <br />needed. So the eficrt to build the <br />diagondscontinues. <br />Withwmeminoraxcepuan, <br />by John E. Kralewskl <br />sumcn,a breach of traditional <br />health plans have notban abk t0 <br />medical values. Lewis sand about <br />1-35 produced a south mute into <br />create environments that cause <br />Secondofnvoanicfes <br />income, but many physicians ac. <br />Minneapolisand a southwest di- <br />phyvcianstocompete on the basis <br />knowledgethat incomersanim- <br />agonelintoSt.aul.Politically. <br />ofboth price and quality. Come- <br />ponanldimensionoflhiscon0ict. <br />thismadhadtobesplitonits way <br />quently,theyachievethebsaAngs <br />impact onquality. Physicians <br />The health planaon the offer <br />through the metropolitan area, to <br />by ;imply paying lessforthe serv- <br />resemthisbureaucmticintmsion <br />hand, argue that physician income <br />servebothdowntowns.And l-35W <br />nesprovided and disallowing <br />into theirpmfessional affairs and <br />is(he major issueand same con - <br />did finally giveMinneapolis as <br />payment for the oseoftewuroes <br />are strikingba-k. They allege that <br />tend that health cam costscould be <br />Northeast Diagonal. <br />that appearunwanareed <br />patients are being harmed and that <br />reduced by another 20 percent <br />quality ofcare is being adversely <br />without curtailing neededscrvices. <br />1.94 came in from Wisconsin into <br />Moreover, they are doing so with <br />affected. Freedom ofchuice.they <br />St. Paul and was ran west icto <br />few defensible measures ofthe <br />note, is also being denied to con- <br />Continued on Page <br />Technology turns one phone line into three <br />That little line that brings Wc- same wimscando threc things at <br />plame service into your house is by Stephen Alines onetime.The technology isbeing <br />called a "tv'sted-pair' wim. tested now in the Twin Citie,and <br />Thais bovoseii sot pairofwims, billion dollars' worth ofthcm am But they do only one thing at a inscvcnlother locations through- <br />andthey a.cmisted together . deployed throughout the nation. time. uulthecnunuy. <br />Thew wim, do a lutof things fro <br />The wires am copper. Quite a few us. They ate a link to the world. With different technology,mow Continued on page <br />