Vandyke north of Kercheval south of Gratiot? 7 Mile and Livernois?[[the southwest portion) not that its bad but it could be better. Morningside? I'm just naming areas, what are some of your ideas?
Vandyke north of Kercheval south of Gratiot? 7 Mile and Livernois?[[the southwest portion) not that its bad but it could be better. Morningside? I'm just naming areas, what are some of your ideas?
Looking at the trajectory Corktown has taken in the last 10 years is remarkable. My candidates for similar changes [[again, over a 10 years...there are no quick miracles) are the following:
North End
West Village
North Corktown
East English Village
I think the following neighborhoods will not necessarily "shiny jewels" in the city, but a lot of improvement will take place to eliminate much of the eyesores and blight and be somewhat functional:
Brightmoor
Warrendale
Morningside
Lastly, neighborhoods are neighborhoods. People are people. If Brightmoor were to miraculously turn into this emerald neighborhood within the city, it likely means that many of the people who actually live in Brightmoor today will not be the ones who live in "New Brightmoor".
While I think it will be good for neighborhoods to turn around, we still need to address how we treat [[and how we can improve the lives of) the lower quintiles of the city's socio-economic classes.
Is it possible that the Palmer Park Historic Apartment District will be a candidate for
revitalization? Extending the modern street car from New Center to 8 Mile would
encourage such a revitalization.
Im personally pulling for the North End. I live in New Center and i sees o much potential for the neighborhood. The architecture is diverse, the existing storefronts are kind of integrated into the neighborhood and not just on woodward. I wonder how the rail will impact the neighborhood.
Hamtramck is perpetually the next up and coming thing. And why not Southwest with its proximity to the water?
Except for the heavily delapitated parts of southwest like delray i think southwest will be fine. The proximity to the river is problem because the are is still relatively industrial. But i can see southwest only growing stronger as a community hopefully still retaining its latino heritage. Ive also always had love for the lower eastside near vandyke i think north of mack could be the next west village if properly executed but that are is spotty.
I have a relative who lives in Vandyke-Mack section and he's the ONLY person, the ONLY house on the block.
What would the city do for or against a person like him? The house is deemed "good" condition, but there are no other houses on the block.
Very strange.
I wonder if it would be at all feasible for the city to actually move such a house to a vacant lot somewhere else? Maybe cluster a number of houses and re-create some intact blocks, while being able to suspend services on the now totally empty blocks?
Good idea, I do want to see some type of connectivity within neighborhoods. Either greenways and/or housing relocations of some sorts. Density is key, some areas just need reconstruction plans, eliminate some neighborhood roads and remove all underground infrastructures and above lighting post.
Turn it back to earth and let it become forestry. Have bike paths and pocket parks connecting neighborhoods. Strengthen our semi-stable neighborhoods and improve city services in those area. Some areas just need to be not so scattered/isolated..
Also, the mayor administrative should come up with plans for citizens to have the ability to apply for home improvements and such... Offer incentives and educate them to keep up their neighborhoods.
I agree that such homes should be moved to other neighborhoods. The cost would be much less than building a new McHouse, that you could find in any new suburb in America. There are so many architecturally significant homes in Detroit in deteriorated areas that should be saved. Their old-world craftsmanship and uniqueness would be impossible to duplicate today, and they are part of our history. The house I live in now in Texas looks so generic; I wish I had my Detroit house here.
Thr neighborhood wich is borderd by Gratiot on the north, Mack on the South, Vandyke to the West andMcClellan to the east. That area is densed and just need the abandoned structures torn down. On the rise bakery had opened in that area
No offense gthomas,really no offense, but im tired of these forestry ideas turning detroit back to what it was back 1701. Lets try to eliminate all the overgrown weeds and vegetation. I want infrastructure not grass. This is detroit we have enough of that
As West Village becomes too pricey, I see the movement to Jefferson-Chalmers. Good housing stock close to a functioning walkable area.
Completely agreed with this. I see a lot of medium term growth from the Jeff Chalmers intersection down to the Harbor and Klenk Island areas.
Who mentioned Brightmoor?
The NEW Mr. Ford is coming in 2016. And he will bring back Detroit.
I'll let Torontonians decide if they want to let him go, he's become a cuddly mascot for them. In Montreal we've had our fill of crooks and kooks in the past couple of years. I wouldnt wish them on other cities.
We need a Rob Ford as much as we need Kwame back at the helm.
I had a debate awhile back as to who actually is worse for their respective city? An admitted fat crack smoker or a fat cat politician who skimmed off of his city?
I meant Michael Ford of the AATA. He is paid $200k to run the RTA.
Henry Ford brought JOBS
The NEW Mr. Ford brings a tax on car licenses to operate SMART and DDOT.
So, Detroiters can work at Wally Mart in Livonia?
I don't want the 2016 tax, so I'm organizing formal opposition against this.
Sans good paying jobs so we can af FORD good schools, roads, cars, transit and a decent quality of life, there won't be very many areas coming back.
Hey, can you lay out your new conspiracy theory on how thing will destroy SMART for me? I'm curious because the above sentences with spaces in between them seem awfully disjointed and don't make a ton of sense. Thanks in advance.I meant Michael Ford of the AATA. He is paid $200k to run the RTA.
Henry Ford brought JOBS
The NEW Mr. Ford brings a tax on car licenses to operate SMART and DDOT.
So, Detroiters can work at Wally Mart in Livonia?
I don't want the 2016 tax, so I'm organizing formal opposition against this.
Sans good paying jobs so we can af FORD good schools, roads, cars, transit and a decent quality of life, there won't be very many areas coming back.
He will also need the tax to cover Washtenaw too. That is where the rub will be. They already have lots of taxes to cover transit and may resist it.
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