Quote Originally Posted by Mark Smiles View Post
Doctors have some success stories. Same can not be said for these “planners”.

Take a square mile section of the city. Don’t allow a planner near it. Let the owners build what they need on their property,

It is all about trusting those who actually have skin in the game.Not some guy lording over other peoples property.
Ummm....If you want a city without that has not been interfered with by planners or codes, take Houston - an ugly, dumpy, sprawled out mess of a city if there ever was one.

On the other hand, look at Portland, Oregon. It has very restrictive building codes designed to create a vibrant, compact, and walkable city. That has worked out remarkably well as Portland is one of the nicest cities in the country.

Your point about planners is probably true in Detroit's case. Demolishing intact neighborhoods to build freeways to the suburbs is never a good idea. But that doesn't mean that the answer is to just have no planning and let whatever happens happen.