"Neither was Ferndale but you take away a lane of traffic on 9 mile, add a dollar store that is walkable, and you have the hip new place to be apparently."

Can we call this stupid? Anyone who was to "downtown" Ferndale 10 years ago wouldn't have seen 1/10th of the activity and business that is going on there now. It's a lot more walkable and inviting and that's why there's been a ton of investment in that area that never would have been considered 15 or 20 years ago.