North America, U.S. Metro Areas

Detroit

General Motors Corp. world headquarters is seen from an old, mostly abandoned warehouse district in Detroit, Michigan (REUTERS/Rebecca Cook).

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Laying the Groundwork For Change: Demolition, Urban Strategy, and Policy Reform

September 24, 2012, Alan Mallach

Alan Mallach describes the vacant property challenges facing many U.S. communities, how targeted demolition can help mitigate them, and the role cities, states, and the federal government should play in helping to fund local demolition strategies.

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  • In the News

    [Rick] Snyder is one of the governors who most gets the economic importance of the city. Without Detroit, Michigan cannot recover.

    May 5, 2013, Bruce Katz, Financial Times

  • In the News

    [Appointing an emergency manager to oversee Detroit's finances] is a very hard decision [Michigan's] governor had to make, it's always politically controversial to have the government intervene in this way, but it is the right decision to get Detroit back on its feet.

    March 15, 2013, Bruce Katz, msnbc.com

  • In the News

    I think Detroit faces some of the toughest challenges of any American city.

    March 6, 2013, Bruce Katz, The Craig Fahle Show-WDET

  • In the News

    Detroit can be a petri dish for a lot of different kinds of innovation.

    September 12, 2012, Bruce Katz, Detroit Free Press

  • In the News

    [Midtown, Inc. in Detroit is] a great model for an engaged, creative and adaptive institution, and it’s great to see [Mosey] get recognition for that. People have heard about what’s happening [in Midtown], and the work they’ve done is a large reason why there’s so much investment in that neighborhood. They had a good vision for what was possible.

    July 9, 2012, Jennifer Bradley, Next American City

  • In the News

    Detroit is the home of the Big Three. But a lot of sophisticated advanced manufacturing in Grand Rapids—absolutely pummeled in the recession and even the lead up to the recession. But manufacturing and exports of manufactured goods have been one of the strongest drivers.

    June 27, 2012, Alan Berube, Marketplace

  • In the News

    Now, talking about freight, moving goods from Point A to Point B is not the kind of discussion that is likely to stir the blood in most people. But it is part of the economic lifeblood of major metros like Detroit. Aging infrastructure acts like cholesterol in our economy's arteries, and we need to clean that out if we're going to be competitive in the modern global marketplace. To grow jobs in the short term and build a solid economy for the long term, metropolitan areas like Detroit need to build on their strengths.

    June 25, 2012, Robert Puentes, The Huffington Post

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