This essay in the morning paper by John Eligon is the most informative one I have read about the efforts of the new mayor to retain population in a challenged but potentially valuable neighborhood. He clearly understands the impact that the restructuring of employment, the legacy of racial distrust and the appeal of the suburbs with their lower taxes, lower crime rates and better city services.

The maps are informative.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/us...hoto-spot&_r=0