Quote Originally Posted by hudkina View Post
Dude, there are tons of city residents who travel to the Metroparks for picnics, family reunions, water parks, biking, etc. Why? Because they are well-maintained, clean, and safe. Don't act like Detroiters are paying for something they don't use.
DO you have any numbers or stats to support that or are you making the determination of who is a 'Detroiter'.

The reality is that the closest park to Detroit is Metro Beach. Why is it that the majority of a city with 700,000-800,000 residents aren't within 10-15 miles of a park.

You are advocating telling Detroiters that they can use the parks but will just need to drive or take the bus 15-20 miles. Until HCMA invests a few dollars in Detroit [[And there are many opportunities) then it will be a net negative to the majority of tax paying city residents.

Here's a map of HCMA park locations: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Metroparks.svg

So tell me how it is sooooo easy for many Detroiters to access.