An interesting animation [[and possible argument for downsizing the city) from one of the guys at Loveland:
http://vimeo.com/39417555
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An interesting animation [[and possible argument for downsizing the city) from one of the guys at Loveland:
http://vimeo.com/39417555
Now we need he history of ethnic growth of Detroit from 1701 to 2012.
i dont think it is so much a commentary on what we should get rid of as much as it is something to give perspective on the problem the city faces.
He's one of the new cool kids in town, and he's oh-so precocious, like a lot of them, with lots of fresh takes on the city and everything so new and interesting and worth playing with. That's the cool thing about him, the energy level, the ability to be taken with some absurd new idea and make it happen.
Of course, on the other hand, he isn't from here, so he isn't grounded much in history, doesn't know the city intimately [[although I'd say he's "still learning") and I think that's where he runs into a problem not knowing how a video like this might turn people off.
So he's having fun, and that's good. But don't take it too seriously... I'm not sure he wants us to anyway. :)
I found it interesting to see how much land was developed by the same population one the way up, as on the way down. Of course in 1915, fewer cars, no highways, effective streetcars for transportation and greater density, city service efficiency, eliminating the old townships and simply expanded to the edges of already established counties. But consider if our population was contained within the 1915 boundary. Would our current revenue be able to fund a population in that area? I'm guessing it could.