Detroit's Demolition Debate

Is demolition the best solution for urban blight?

1 minute read

January 4, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"White-and-middle-class black flight to the suburbs has left Detroit's landscape pockmarked with abandoned homes and buildings. The city has demolished some of these structures. But not everyone agrees bulldozing is the best solution."

[Includes streaming audio]

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Detroit Struggles to Overcome Urban Blight

Monday, January 3, 2005 in National Public Radio

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