Serious question posed by the Chicago Sun Times: Is Chicago ‘becoming Detroit?’

**313WX** · June-22-12, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Jimaz

Ouch. Detroit has become a benchmark.

Detroit is probably used as an example in urban planning classes as what NOT to do with a city.

No one wants to become Detroit, and are doing everything OPPOSITe of what Detroit has done.

**rbdetsport** · June-27-12, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by 313WX

Detroit is probably used as an example in urban planning classes as what NOT to do with a city.

No one wants to become Detroit, and are doing everything OPPOSITe of what Detroit has done.

Detroit is actually used more in the urban planning class as a city that has so much potential for change. The places where current urban planning policies don't work and where new ones will definitely be born. So, there is a lot more positives of Detroit talked about in the urban planning class. We are supposed to learn from this downfall of a once grand American city, not continue bitching about it.