“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.”
A lot of issues here, from property acquisition to end use and ownership. At this stage, haven’t seen anything on depaving or soil remediation, which would add a whole new layer into what *could* be done within this kind of framework.
One of the potential dangers in this kind of redevelopment is the encouragement of semi-rural slums to replace the decaying neighborhoods – perhaps an improvement, but not much. On the other hand, this could lead to semi-planned resilient communities, and a wide variety of business opportunities, including large-scale reuse and recycling of construction materials.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_bi_ge/us_downsizing_detroit
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