After reading this article I can tell that the author does not understand the problems going on in Detroit and has not even been there. The city is a 3rd world country. Besides the abandoned/burned out buildings and crime the city has serious business relation problems. There are no grocery stores within city limits because of lack of customers and local crime rates. Go to google maps and look for meijer, walmart, target, etc and none are in the city. This is a very unattractive position for both businesses and employees since most other cities do not have this problem. Shopping in Detroit is not convenient at all.
Add to that the high unemployment rate, the police problems, the near infinite amount of house and building fires, the poor public transit system and the total lack of bike lines. The only positive to Detroit is cheap land and buildings in many cases. Almost forgot about the city filing for bankruptcy too, that never inspires confidence.
Add to that the high unemployment rate, the police problems, the near infinite amount of house and building fires, the poor public transit system and the total lack of bike lines. The only positive to Detroit is cheap land and buildings in many cases. Almost forgot about the city filing for bankruptcy too, that never inspires confidence.