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Mayor Kilpatrick Envisions The 'Next Detroit'

Posted by: Mike Lydon

16 March 2006 - 7:00am

In his annual state of the city address, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick looks to build on the success of last summer's MLB All-Star Game, Superbowl XL, and the recent boom in downtown housing starts.

"Tonight, Detroit we're going to have a serious discussion about our financial condition and how I plan to lead our city out of the situation we face. And I also will talk to you about creating the Next Detroit.

Clearly, we face serious challenges, challenges far different -- and in some ways far greater -- than any faced by this city throughout its more than 300 year history.

Despite our problems, Detroit is positioned to be a major force in this new Millennium. If we make the courageous decisions the times demand of us, the result will be a Next Detroit every bit as great, if not greater than the Detroit that put the world on wheels."

Full Story: State of the City Address Text
Source: The Detroit Free Press, March 15, 2006
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No matter how one wanted to organize the ideal city, housing security would be part of it. No community can function effectively if large numbers of its residents are regularly displaced or perpetually at risk of being displaced.
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