Can smart urban planning combat economic stagnation in Detroit?

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was left with a devastated physical infrastructure, compromised public services and a resident population reduced to approximately 50 percent of the city’s peak. Not quite as stormy, Detroit also gradually experienced a blow of its own. Following decades of economic stagnation, Detroit was left with a crumbling foundation, decaying municipal ecosystem, and a wave of foreclosures and relocations that resulted in a significant drop in density. Two entirely different disasters with the same ramifications. Keep Reading...