Originally Posted by
royce
I believe the city needs to downsize, moving people closer to Woodward and the other arterial streets. Having the outer parts of Detroit annexed by neighboring suburbs is not the answer. First off, the neighboring suburbs aren't in position to buy Detroit property. Most of them have financial problems. Secondly, many of the inner-ring suburbs are losing population. Adding more land is not going to change that fact. The process of right-sizing Detroit will be complicated and controversial. It is, however, extremely necessary. No new industry, nor mass immigration is going to repopulate Detroit. Unless oil, gold, or the fountain of youth is discovered here, the population in Detroit will not increase substantially. At this point, either Detroit shrinks or everyone just leaves and calls it a day.