Quote Originally Posted by DetBill View Post
Some good points here for sure but I think what Mr. Gilbert and the other big players are doing will help to address and reduce some of these issues down the future,, Many on here seem to automatically throw the "bankruptcy" issue as a major downer issue for the cities comeback,, If one studies economic effect, often this is the exact event that helps a entity or city,, rebound,, In Detroits case, while it will be painful,, I think it could be a very good thing after a initial burning period. If Detroit goes bankrupt, you will not see the likes of Gilbert, Illitch, Karmonos,, Henry Ford, DMC, etc fleeing.. All of these entities are investing big time,, they are not stupid.. We also have the casinos, the arts venues, pro sports etc. The major crime issues will unfortunately be more delegated to the neighborhoods , which is basically is what is happening now. We did not have much of this even 10 years ago, now we do.. I think they are participating actively in a turn around and are not relying on the city to do it,, They are.. Its happening, downtown and midtown as we speak,, Go see for yourself..The city is not doing alot to assist other than some taxbreaks. the neighborhoods are another story .. Quite frankly, thats the way this is going to happen. These investors are not investing this big to lose money. I think in fairly short time your going to have a very viable downtown /midtown and poor neighborhoods, Not the best scenario but certainly better than the alternative. I dont think Detroit as a whole will ever rid itself of its major issues but it is becoming a city which is becoming much more user friendly to work,, socialize and in some areas live.
Do you actually think people are going to hang around and keep paying taxes in these "poor neighborhoods" like Boston Edison, Indian Village, Gold Coast. etc. so you can live in Bohemia and drink $10 latte's? Either these neighborhoods start getting the City services they pay a pretty penny for, or they're going to leave. [[you know "abandon" the City). With more tax base gone, your services are going to start suffering too. Pretty soon your rosy glasses are going to get a bit foggy.