Bushwick, Brooklyn is a good example of a place that was desolate by any measurement and is now one of the most stunning gentrification stories ever.
The urbanity of a neighborhood doesn't mean it has amenities available in X minutes of walking. But you can't build a car free lifestyle just anywhere. There is a large swath of Detroit where you can build that lifestyle pretty easily. This is what I mean by Detroit being in that 95th percentile. We know it can be done in Detroit because it was already there before. It's the common thread of gentrified communities.
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