  Bvos Member Username: Bvos Post Number: 1807 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 134.215.223.211 |
Here's an interesting letter that was published in the Letters to the Editor section of the Freep: http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll /article?AID=/20060811/OPINION 04/608110337/1068 | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 862 Registered: 05-2004 Posted From: 68.40.119.216 |
Like to see that story happen in the neighborhoods. | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 931 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 209.104.146.146 |
I thought it was going to be a nice editorial. Why did there have to be a purse snatching? | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 824 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 64.139.64.80 |
Because that's reality. Sucks...but the guy was arrested! How awesome. Love that story. | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 10469 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.118.137.228 |
You gotta watchout for them damn barefoot people, they are faster than they appear. | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 1005 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 146.9.52.13 |
SS, yeah, thanks to Penske. The barefoot folks can run a lot faster now that all the broken glass is kept swept up. They should realize that broken glass is there to fight crime. | ||
Mike Member Username: Mike Post Number: 706 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.41.93.235 |
When my friends and I were in Downtown last week (Thursday) we looked around, and it was fairly occupied with patrons to the restaurants, bars, boats, and riverwalk. We all muttered amoungs that Metro Detroit is one unique place, that in any other Metro area what Downtown Detroit is currently would be enough to have crowed bars, sidewalks, restaurants, bars and activities. But in Metro, it remains relatively empty, with many complaining that it STILL needs this and this. We also happened to bump into two advertising execs from New York. They also complained on why Downtown is not much more populated at night. Saying that their company for some reason chose to have their Detroit offices in Southfield. They complained that there is nothing to do in Southfield, so every night after work, they drive to downtown. They wondered why the rest of the region does not do that... I responded with "Metro detroit does not really value an urban environment much." wanted to explain further, but then I would have to go into race and social politics. plus it hurts knowing that many of these great restaurants sit half empty while Applebees, Olive garden, and Chilies are packed in the burbs. | ||
Erikd Member Username: Erikd Post Number: 701 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.242.214.106 |
That story IS happening in the neighborhoods... I have recently heard suburbanites tell similar stories after visiting Corktown and Mexicantown. Anybody promoting the "downtown development vs. neighborhood development" mindset is ignorant. Development in Detroit IS NOT an "either-or" situation. The construction of a project in one area of the city doesn't come at the expense of a different area of the city. The new infill housing in North Corktown is not replacing the development of new condo towers in Rivertown. The new subdivision and retail center at Jefferson Village is not in competition with the BC hotel restoration. The new Federal Reserve campus, new AAM HQ building, and the expanded Bing facilities, all built along the eastside I75 corridor (in the neighborhoods), have not been constructed instead of Ford Field or MGM Grand Casino. Over the last few years, Detroit has built thousands of new housing units, mostly in the neighborhoods. The new lofts in Merchants Row and the Kales building may get a ton of press coverage, but they only account for about 5% of the new Detroit housing built over the last few years. The people trying to play one area of Detroit against another are ignorant fools. The infill housing and historic rehabs in Corktown are much better than locating the new AAM and Bing manufacturing facilities in Corktown. The proposed high-rise riverfront condos will be a great addition to the city, but they would not work at I75 and Clay. The new Jefferson Village subdivision and shopping center works for the far eastside, but it could never replace a downtown skyscraper. Detroit is a big city, filled with a diverse array of neighborhoods. You cannot define Detroit with a simplistic "either-or/this-or-that" statement. The reality of how the city works is much more complex. | ||
Missnmich Member Username: Missnmich Post Number: 539 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 24.32.180.75 |
"You gotta watchout for them damn barefoot people, they are faster than they appear" "The barefoot folks can run a lot faster now that all the broken glass is kept swept up. They should realize that broken glass is there to fight crime." Come on guys. The barefoot guy caught the the thief. Read a little more closely ... | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 4775 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 141.217.174.229 |
The Detroit Police along with Channel 4 News is working to keep violent crime down by planning an "thought police" network. And community police ideal that is simular to STRESS. | ||
Themax Member Username: Themax Post Number: 221 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 69.246.123.118 |
What's the poverty rate in Detroit these days? It's hard to enjoy a restaurant if you don't have money. |
