Yes, Detroit needs to clean their city and have too many abandoned housing attract criminals, illegal activities, gangs, rubble and arson.
A lot of houses in Detroit may contain asbestos so it will add more cost to remove the asbestos, before they can make full demolish.
Could anyone explain what the contributing factors were that caused the downturn in Detroit's economic situation? I am not from Michigan, but I have friends who grew up in the Detroit area, and I feel very bad for the families that are going through these hard economic times. Was it mismanagement at the city government level?
Here in Atlanta, there has been a number of governmental corruption cases.
Good grief. They are so screwed.
When Chicago goes down a la Detroit what do you think the odds are of a federal bailout being America's "favorite" city?
When Chicago goes down a la Detroit what do you think the odds are of a federal bailout being America's "favorite" city?
Yes, Detroit needs to clean their city and have too many abandoned housing attract criminals, illegal activities, gangs, rubble and arson.
A lot of houses in Detroit may contain asbestos so it will add more cost to remove the asbestos, before they can make full demolish.
That's about 3,000 houses that can be demolished with that kind of budget. I don't know how many vacant houses/businesses there are in Detroit, I bet you a tons of them! Probably tens of thousands, easily. It would be obvious when the city lost 800,000 people in a half century.
I think Detroit lost more than 1 million population in total? 1,849,568 - 713,777 = 1,135,791.
It looks like Detroit has 30,000+ abandoned buildings.
Way too many derelict buildings, nowhere near enough cash to raze them | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
The asbestos removal could cost $10,000+, depending on size, more size means cost more. EPA regulation require asbestos to be removed before it could demolished.
A bit more than 1 million, yea wasn't thinking. It's 701,000 as of 2012 estimates. Still draining like a toilet.
Yes, my grandma told me about first visit with her mother to Detroit in late 1940's and it was very beautiful city, but really crowded, similar to Chicago and NYC.
She told me about public housing projects in 1930's-1940's was mostly white families.
Now, it is changing.
My ex gf's grandma said the similar thing, she lived in Detroit in the 50's before it declined.
I doubt that federal will bail Detroit and other cities out.
Let them file for bankruptcy and get work out to solve the financial crisis.
Their credit will be completely junk too because of bankruptcy.
That's about 3,000 houses that can be demolished with that kind of budget. I don't know how many vacant houses/businesses there are in Detroit, I bet you a tons of them! Probably tens of thousands, easily. It would be obvious when the city lost 800,000 people in a half century.
I think Detroit lost more than 1 million population in total? 1,849,568 - 713,777 = 1,135,791.
It looks like Detroit has 30,000+ abandoned buildings.
Way too many derelict buildings, nowhere near enough cash to raze them | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
The asbestos removal could cost $10,000+, depending on size, more size means cost more. EPA regulation require asbestos to be removed before it could demolished.