Quote Originally Posted by DetroitDad View Post
Well yeah, and it would be pretty easy for Detroit to build it's own version of Downtown Dubai. All you need is a plan, and with the correct amount of cash, presto, Detroit could have the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Then they'd stay empty and become fodder for the scrappers and urban explorers. Or suck the life out of the rest of Downtown. Building more skyscrapers is most definitely unsustainable. Building a walkable, modern, sustainable, energy efficient low rise area is.