Quote Originally Posted by TexasT View Post
I disagree. It's not given as much media attention, but Detroit Works Project addresses the neighborhoods and is backed with a $150M pledge. More is needed, as always, but I wouldn't say all the eggs are being put into downtown/midtown. Downtown is being driven more by private investment than the city itself.
This is dead on.

I would not be surprised if that $150mm for the neighborhoods outstrips all of the non-private investment in the Downtown and Midtown areas.

The whole "public/nonprofit money is not being directed to the neighborhoods" argument rings hollow.