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daveuz · #1 03-09-2010, 09:00 AM

DETROIT (AP) - Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up aradical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
Operating on a scale never before attempted in this country, the city would demolish houses in some of the most desolate sections of Detroit and move residents into stronger neighborhoods. Roughly a quarter of the 139-square-mile city could go from urban to semi-rural. http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12104259

pj67coll · #2 03-09-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by daveuz

DETROIT (AP) - Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up aradical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
Operating on a scale never before attempted in this country, the city would demolish houses in some of the most desolate sections of Detroit and move residents into stronger neighborhoods. Roughly a quarter of the 139-square-mile city could go from urban to semi-rural. http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12104259

Excellent idea methinks. I've already suggested in other threads that similar things should be done here in Phoenix.

- Peter.

Hatterasguy · #3 03-09-2010, 02:00 PM

Saw that one coming. They should just tear up the roads, shut down the utilities and let those areas go back to forest. Unless someone wants to farm on them.

Monomer · #4 03-09-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Saw that one coming. They should just tear up the roads, shut down the utilities and let those areas go back to forest. Unless someone wants to farm on them.

It's already halfway there...

cmac2012 · #5 03-10-2010, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by daveuz

DETROIT (AP) - Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up aradical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
Operating on a scale never before attempted in this country, the city would demolish houses in some of the most desolate sections of Detroit and move residents into stronger neighborhoods. Roughly a quarter of the 139-square-mile city could go from urban to semi-rural. http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12104259

They had a good piece on that on NPR. Said that in some places, one house in 20 was occupied. THAT would be a trip. I met a guy about 15 years ago who had bought a large house in Detroit for under $100 grand. From his description, sounded like a $half million dollar house even back then.

daveuz · #6 03-10-2010, 08:49 AM

This happened on a flight bound for Detroit.

Jack was sitting on the plane when a guy took the seat beside him.

The guy was an emotional wreck, sweating, pale, hands shaking and moaning in fear.

'What's the matter?' Jack asked.

"I've been transferred to Detroit , there's crazy people there.

Jack replied, "I've lived in Detroit all my life. It's not as bad as the media says.

It's as safe a place as anywhere in the world."

The guy relaxed and stopped shaking and said, "Oh, thank you. I've been worried to death.

But if you live there and say it's OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"

.

"Me?" said Jack. "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck

strelnik · #7 03-10-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by daveuz

This happened on a flight bound for Detroit.

Jack was sitting on the plane when a guy took the seat beside him.

The guy was an emotional wreck, sweating, pale, hands shaking and moaning in fear.

'What's the matter?' Jack asked.

"I've been transferred to Detroit , there's crazy people there.

Jack replied, "I've lived in Detroit all my life. It's not as bad as the media says.

It's as safe a place as anywhere in the world."

The guy relaxed and stopped shaking and said, "Oh, thank you. I've been worried to death.

But if you live there and say it's OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"

.

"Me?" said Jack. "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck

Yeah, but it's the EOD squads working near the liquor stores that really have it bad.

Fortunately, now that the anti-sniper battalions have wiped out the hiding spots near the stores, it's a lot easier to see who has emplaced mines in the pot holes....