Detroit's Urban Renewal

Revitalization plan for Detroit calls for the demolition of abandoned buildings. But what goes up in their place?

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July 8, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"...what sets the mayor's project apart is not the pace at which buildings are coming down or the scale of the effort other cities have become more aggressive about demolishing abandoned buildings as part of revitalization but the high likelihood that little will go up in their place. Few people in Detroit expect anything to replace the rubble, a reality that frustrates both the mayor, who took office in January, and the city government's critics."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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