Part I: Gentrification in Detroit? Experts disagree

December 8, 2007

Cross-posted at the Michigan Messenger:

With Compuware, Quicken Loans and other businesses setting up in Detroit, the city’s downtown is experiencing what some would consider an economic renaissance. While these developments give the city much-needed economic activity, experts disagree as to whether these changes could have a negative impact on neighborhoods in the form of gentrification.

Posted by Brandon Q.
Filed Under Issues and Politics
Tags: Detroit, gentrification, Michigan, Urban Planning
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Dreaming of Detroit

March 26, 2007

What’s good fam, I have the honor of writing my first post on the new site. I want to send a special thanks and appreciation to Garlin for doing all the behind the scenes work to make the new site possible. Please send us feedback and let us know what you think. Great work Garlin! So, in the spirit of the new site, I am inspired to share one of my dreams. As you know, I am a native Detroiter and one thing that has always fascinated me is the mass transit systems in cities like Chicago, D.C., and New York.

Posted by Brandon Q.
Filed Under Issues and Politics
Tags: Detroit, Michigan, Urban Planning
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