Detroit (Reuters) - imagine, a city open space is greater than the size of the Paris, people planted hardwood tree species and garden, and neighbors have enough space to disperse.
It sounds very idyllic, if it is not Detroit.
The open space is mainly abandoned land, lack of neighbor planting inevitable outflow of result, people work hard to prevent the spread of the disease.
The United States after love big, but Detroit have some fantasy. For the many people, it's about fishing the rest of a once great city.
In its long decline, Detroit has been seeking ways to restore its former glory is a city of 18000 people, the hope in the automotive industry or casino grand plan.
Only 700000 people left, now mainly in less populated community feasible and reuse of the land, perhaps for urban agriculture ambitions. If poorer city can't provide, grassroots organizations and investors to help fill a blank in China.
"Everybody wants to have the new neighbor said," datong the root, east side action plan "(LEAP) project manager, a non-profit focused on about 15 square kilometers 55000 people live in cities." But, you will get them? "
The population of the decline is Detroit pistons one of the biggest problems. Detroit city of the future, a planning blueprint, assume that only 600000 residents. The mayor Dave abdulaziz alsaud, this plan is aimed at reforming the economy, and use the empty space. Crace auspicious foundation, the Detroit family behind the retail giant kmart start, has promised to grant of $1.5 million to the project.
"This is certainly the most realistic plan city have been, dewar said:" Margaret, Ann arbor Michigan planning professor in the college.
Community groups are also vigorously, Dave, JiMan base, vice treasurer, including Detroit Wayne county, said: "we have never seen such a big energy at the grass-roots level."
Although the lack of jobs is still the root of the problem of the city, downtown Detroit is to enjoy the things a commercial Renaissance mortgage lending institutions to speed up the loan, the owner and the companion for financing business leaders and all, but $250000 beautiful yuan a $140 million car line.
However, high unemployment rate, at 18%, and more than two times the speed, for the country as a whole.
School, and hope, a debt
Reengineering a struggling cities, is a difficult task. Finance is so fragile, Michigan governor rick snyder, the republicans may soon appoint a emergency financial manager to take over the Detroit pistons account. This manager can suggest city file for bankruptcy protection, it will be the largest city in the United States bankruptcy chapter 9.
Trying to avoid this kind of fate, ice the government has been cut costs, layoffs city employees, the rest of the pay and benefit cuts. Soldiers said, it is stable cash flow, but Detroit need by the state investment, thrive.
"We can't cut our way, this kind of circumstance," soldier told Reuters. "We have to talk about growth."
The governor snyder said, Detroit's main problem is the financial and stressed that he hopes the investment focus on traffic and other project, this will help the local economy. "I don't want to forget, in the neighborhood."
Ice recovery program will eventually in the hands of emergency management, was appointed. Dewar, university of Michigan professor "if emergency management buy long-term vision plan, it has a chance, however, said:" if their short, just in order to save cost and service, it won't have a chance.
, the police have cut in cities, especially in less populated areas. Some selection merger, closed, or in the "virtual" mode for the night - to dial the number.
In 2012 the murder case per 100000 people in Detroit city murder rates in the national average of about ten times. Even so, soldier, said: "it is convince most people desolate place move to populated areas, there is" safe digital, it is a challenge.
Population continue in a constantly changing, because Detroit another serious problem - the foreclosure crisis. As many as 42000 Detroit an estimated 380000 can go to the auction house this autumn.
Poor community continues to decline, and the center of the Renaissance race a sensitive topic, in a city, 83% of black, and in the 1940 s and s experienced race riot.
Poor service and a country appointed manager takes over the possibility of cities, and promote in Africa americans feel depressed, community leader said.
"This is one thing, think be ignored, it is another kind of feeling betrayal, d. Alexander brock said:" the pastor Jesse Jackson pastor rainbow PUSH alliance. "When people lose confidence, in this process, the only reaction will destroy it."
Grow from pollution
Block a house or a few families move away from driving around Detroit empty field, is a common sight. But they often maintain good, cut grass and plant front: no matter how many people have left, it is still those who still.
Also has an estimated 2000 city garden, environmental activists XieYi hao will said, suddenly appeared a few years ago, the idea of urban agriculture surface. "They are additional legal or illegal operation, but the city has more important things to worry about than later, someone keep a few chickens," she said.
Kirk's mace's Brightmoor union, in the city's poorest regions, only in Brightmoor has 200 community garden.
Detroit's future, because agriculture is understandably abandoned land with fruits and vegetables to urban residents, for them, fresh food is often unable to access, because the grocery store, but does not see more.
City, county officials have hard digital room block quantity and abandoned houses, estimates vary wildly, will be as high as 100000. "Clearly we have enough space, no longer have one hundred million people, JiMan says merezhkovsky."
Most of the land can restore scrub land, or as Detroit future urban vision part, become "turquoise" corridor, in order to reduce pollution, and help with a city deficiency, old sewer system cannot handle rainwater drainage.



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