Detroit

The Detroit Money Shot

Journalists may be overplaying the desolation of Detroit by lustily photographing a few key ruins and cropping well-kept factories out of the picture.
2 November 2009 - 8:00am
Vice Magazine

LaHood to Detroit: Don't Worry About High-Speed Rail

Speaking to the Detroit Economic Club recently, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood addressed high-speed rail, Detroit's bus crisis, and the economic future of the area.
16 October 2009 - 8:00am
Crain's Detroit Business

The Planetizen News Brief - 9/24/09


4:15 minutes (3.9 MB)

Detroit shifts gears to the fashion industry, and light rail sees unexpected success in Phoenix -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

24 September 2009 - 5:00am

Trading Cars for Fashion

Detroit's creative class is making the switch from designing cars to couture, as local boosters push the manufacturing culture into a new industry: Fashion.
21 September 2009 - 2:00pm
CNNMoney.com

The Feral Houses of Detroit

Plant life is taking over the abandoned houses of Detroit. These photos from James D. Griffioen offer a tour.
26 August 2009 - 7:00am
Sweet Juniper

Can Michigan -- and Detroit -- Come Back?

Having fallen to near-bottom according to most indicators of urban vitality, Detroit is now facing the possibility of bankruptcy. But there are still reasons for optimism, writes John Ibbitson.
19 August 2009 - 1:00pm
The Globe and Mail

Eight Cities on the Edge

WebUrbanist features photographs of abandoned spaces in cities that are in decline, from the ramshackle homes of Detroit to the sinking piazzas of Venice.
15 August 2009 - 11:00am
WebUrbanist

Struggling Cities Meet to Brainstorm Survival Strategies

Representatives from a handful of the country's "fastest-dying cities" met recently in Dayton, Ohio to try to figure out how they could revive their economies and reverse the decline that has been slowly strangling them of jobs, money and people.
14 August 2009 - 9:00am
The Wall Street Journal

The Planetizen News Brief - 8/6/09


4:10 minutes (3.88 MB)

San Jose on the way to energy independence, two U.S. Cities dabble in bike-sharing, and the 'Detroit of Canada' struggles through the recession -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

6 August 2009 - 5:00am

The Fall of Windsor, Canada's Detroit

The Economist reports that the collapse of Detroit's auto industry has had a ripple effect up north, particularly in Windsor, Ontario.
5 August 2009 - 6:00am
The Economist

Don't Fear the 'Dozer

Opinions are flying in the debate over whether or not ailing cities like Detroit should bulldoze their empty neighborhoods. John Kromer of the Fels Institute of Government adds a rational note with this op-ed, explaining what The Flint Model for shrinking cities actually entails.
13 July 2009 - 5:00am

Next Steps for Shrinking Cities: Results of the Planetizen Brainstorm

Bulldoze? Densify? Walk away? There are many ways cities can react to shrinking populations and abandoned neighborhoods. Planetizen readers decide which ways are the best.
9 July 2009 - 9:00am

Struggling Cities Could Become Bike Utopias

As some cities in the Rust Belt depopulate, they present opportunities to develop into new bike utopias. This op-ed from The New York Times argues Detroit is a perfect example.
7 July 2009 - 6:00am
The New York Times

The Shared Woes of the Auto Industry and the Black Middle Class

The downfall of the American auto industry is also having a major impact on middle and working class African-American families. This piece from the The New York Times Magazine looks at the connection.
29 June 2009 - 6:00am
The New York Times Magazine

Retailers Fleeing Detroit

As recently as the turn of this century, retailers were taking a chance on downtown Detroit. But today, Starbucks, Borders and others are pulling their stores out.
19 June 2009 - 5:00am
The Wall St. Journal

The Planetizen News Brief - 6/18/09


5:25 minutes (4.97 MB)

San Francisco gets tough on trash, bulldozers are seen as solutions for some cities, math helps solve traffic jams, and the affects of prison design -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City".Read, listen or download.

18 June 2009 - 5:00am

In Detroit, Tiger Stadium Demolition Enters the Home Stretch

After a long battle by preservationists, what's left of the 97-year-old ballpark -- home of the Detroit Tigers from 1912-1999 -- is being demolished.
14 June 2009 - 7:00am
Detroit Free Press

Americans Love Their Cars, But Are They Willing to Share?

Car industry analysts try to assess the future of the market - will Zipcar and public transit change car ownership forever?
4 June 2009 - 8:00am
The New York Times

Detroit Could Become Countryside, Planners Say

A team of visiting planners suggested that Detroit could evolve into a series of urban villages connected by countryside.
30 May 2009 - 9:00am
Detroit Free Press

Plea for Preservation

Detroit, now no stranger to demolitions, ought to rethink what it does with its abandoned, historic buildings--which have long been bulldozed without much of a second thought.
29 April 2009 - 10:00am
Next American City
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