Quote Originally Posted by Lowell View Post
Exactly and underlined by the 2000 and 2010 censuses. Almost every inner ring and Woodward corridor community lost population. We are like a hollow tree with the rot spreading outward. Too bad the chipmunks frolicking in the lush outer canopy don't realize that it is their problem too.
I believe they do realize it -- at least to some degree. But what can they do? What are their options?

And what do Detroiters want from the suburbs?

If you find an answer that satisfies both, you'll be getting somewhere.