A bit of confrontation is not bad if it is well meant and there is no hidden agenda [[political ambition).
There needs to be talk about how to accomplish things and getting people involved so that a momentum happens. Journalists and university professors, all manner of educated specialists should get involved. Urban planning is not just the domain of a few heads anymore, it is a participatory process and ordinary Detroiters can educate themselves about the possible alternatives in urban design in the world at large and pick and choose. I know its not that simple but it is not apocalyptic either. Remember that the metro region has one of the highest GDP in the world. You can mortgage some of that, which takes us back to political will and a certain confrontation by the media. Reporting the facts just arent enough in Detroit, columnists are part of the solution or of the problem by not speaking out as you say Novine.
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