Wayne County thinking of continuing downtown jail. Gilbert writes another letter.

[Steve203]

boonies? wrong side of downtown? what the hell are you talking about? greektown is one of the major success stories downtown and one of the most thriving areas, but you think its in the middle of nowhere compared to mgm and motorcity? which are essentially isolated islands

Take a stroll between Cass and the Lodge. Look at all the open land and abandoned buildings, next door to the arena project and close to MGM and Motor City. That is where the future growth will be. Greektown is going to be a backwater.

Here is the district as envisioned

http://headsupdetroit.com/blog/wp-co...strict-map.jpg

[southen]

boonies? wrong side of downtown? what the hell are you talking about? greektown is one of the major success stories downtown and one of the most thriving areas, but you think its in the middle of nowhere compared to mgm and motorcity? which are essentially isolated islands

Take a stroll between Cass and the Lodge. Look at all the open land and abandoned buildings, next door to the arena project and close to MGM and Motor City. That is where the future growth will be. Greektown is going to be a backwater.

Here is the district as envisioned

http://headsupdetroit.com/blog/wp-co...strict-map.jpg

so a neighborhood that has survived detroit's darkest days is now going to be a backwater because of an entertainment proposal? so ignore the nightlife, bars, retaurants and all of that which make greektown popular, gilbert is desperate due to a proposal by a developer with an atrocious track record of following through on anything, much less 45 blocks. you honestly have no idea what you are talking about. on any night downtown there is more traffic on monroe than anywhere else in the city. that is going to continue regardless of what illitch does and regardless of what happens with the jail site.