Living For The City

NAACP, Institute report lists Detroit's top challenges, links them to fighting sprawl.

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July 8, 2005, 1:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


A study designed to forge stronger bonds between Michigan’s suburbs and inner cities says that Detroit residents see three major factors harming their quality of life: inadequate public transportation, a dearth of affordable housing, and entrenched racial tension. The report, jointly published by the Detroit Branch NAACP and the Michigan Land Use Institute, says that addressing these three problems is essential not only to improving the quality of life for Detroit’s residents, but also to improving Michigan’s overall economy and quality of life. That echoes a theme former Michigan Governor William G. Milliken sounded last month at the Mackinac Regional Conference. "Those who believe that they can prosper adjacent to a failing Detroit are wrong," he said.

Thanks to Keith Schneider

Friday, July 8, 2005 in Michigan Land Use Institute

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