... in top 10 largest MSAs by 2025.

3. Detroit will drop out of the top 10, with Phoenix replacing it
Detroit and Phoenix are two of the most economically troubled areas in America today, but their future prospects are considerably different.

Detroit is the only metro expected to slip from the top 10 during the next two decades. It’s projected to fall from 10th place in 2005 to 14th place in 2025, losing 59,500 residents during that span.

Phoenix, on the other hand, is likely to bounce back strongly from its current problems. Its projected 2025 population of 6.9 million will elevate it to seventh place, up from 13th in 2005.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31130897

So is Metro Detroit salvageable?

We know the stats about Detroit. It is the only American city in history to have had over 1 million residents and fallen back below that threshold. It is the only top 5 city from the 1950 census to not even be a top 10 city today. Blah, blah...

But what will save Metro Detroit? Are Detroit's woes just a magnification of what is happening with the metropolitan area? Or is this just a coincidence?