Downtown Detroit has faced tremendous decline over decades‚ and only now is it undergoing some redevelopments. Many city-led efforts have altered the city and its economy by focusing on taking in corporate dollars and new residents‚ but it is said by some grassroots organizations that issues faced by Detroit’s inner-city neighborhoods are left ignorant by this method. To create a socially sustainable Detroit‚ a crucial notion will be the growing collaboration between the advocates of these disparate
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Detroit‚ also known as the Motor City‚ is located in Michigan‚ a midwestern state bordering the four Great Lakes. Detroit is the most populous city in the state of Michigan‚ and has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world. Detroit is home to Motown‚ an American hit record company created in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr. The auto industry is also a major part of Detroit’s interesting history. Although Detroit’s crime rate has dropped‚ Detroit can’t shake the number one
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The Detroit lions have done better in their new season in the NFL‚ now that they don’t have Barry sanders in their team. Without the man that holds the 2nd highest rushing record in the league‚ the team of Detroit that has always started their season bad‚ has started with a 2-0 which hasn’t happened in a long time‚ which is outstanding for the team rating. This for me is way of the charts‚ because who would of thought that The "Lions" would do so well without the man Barry Sanders. I as convinced
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Jiles Dr. Peter Olson EN 1113-501 English Coposition 2 Online March 28‚ 2016 Redevelopment Beyond Downtown and Midtown Detroit Thomas Sugrue‚ author of The Origins of the Urban Crisis‚ said that Detroit’s comeback depends on whether the city can improve the lives of working class African Americans and I couldn’t agree more. With the gentrification of downtown and midtown Detroit showing many recent successes for those in its realm‚ it still isn’t providing benefits for the majority of its surrounding
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the development strategy of business. The Bankruptcy of Detroit In year 2013‚ Detroit filed for Chapter 9‚ Title 11 of the United State Code‚ which is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The code is available exclusively to municipalities that assist debtors in the restructuring of debts. There is no doubt that debt exerts an indispensable role in the bankruptcy of Detroit. (“Chapter 9‚ Title 11‚ United States Code‚” 2014) Detroit government has an estimated debt about $ 18-20 billion
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organizational structure do you believe is being used to produce Detroit Electric vehicles? Detroit Electric concentrates theirs efforts on research and development of the motor‚ vehicle design‚ marketing and distribution. The company does not produce cars; the actual manufacturing of cars is outsourced. From the case I conclude that technology design is the core business of Detroit Electric. Technology changes rapidly and therefore Detroit Electric has to be flexible in conditions of change and uncertainty
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In 1760‚ with Detroit being their last outpost‚ the French surrendered Fort Pontchartrain‚ by then called Fort Detroit‚ to the British—and in 1796‚ the British gave Fort Detroit to the United States. Detroit‚ in retrospect‚ was much like Alaska—nobody really knew what they had. In 1802‚ Detroit officially became a town—and all was well until the first hint of tragedy struck in 1805. At that point in her young history‚ Detroit was a thriving little burg with quaint shops‚ storybook bungalows‚ dirt
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Would Detroit have more tourists if it got rid of all of the problems? There are a lot of good things about Detroit‚ but there also many bad things such as abandoned buildings‚ stray animals‚ and potholes. Detroit was once one of the most popular cities in the country due to the automotive industry‚ but then its popularity decreased from the increased violence. Detroit’s population fell 61% from the year 1950 to 2010. As a result many citizens of Detroit moved to find a better lifestyle‚ as result
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Angelee Matthews Professor Wyszynki Hum-101‚ Section=B07 3 April 2012 Detroit Institute of Arts The Museum I chose to visit was the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit‚ Michigan. The DIA hours of operation is; Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.‚ Friday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.‚ and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The day I visited the museum admission was free to the public‚ but regular admission is usually $8 for adults‚ $6 for seniors‚ $4 for youth (6-17) and $5 for college students
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Detroit is a large city with poverty‚ and abandoned building and lot of empty space there ha¬s been ten schools close this year in the city of Detroit. “On February 9‚ 2012 Emergency financial manager Roy Roberts announced ten schools closes.” There are many homes that are foreclosures‚ then homes for rent. Detroit lost many jobs this year than last year. The population also has shrunk over the years Gallagher express his feeling when he talks about how Detroit is a downfall. He also compares Detroit
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