 
D_mcc Member Username: D_mcc
Post Number: 1711 Registered: 12-2007
| Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 12:16 pm: |   |
Postive article...From Treehugger: We have wondered if the attraction of cheap real estate might lead to the revitalization of rust belt cities into greener, more self sufficient communities. Toby Barlow writes in the New York Times about her move to Detroit, (into a famous Miesian townhouse community) but also of others there who are rebuilding a neighbourhood, complete... Full article here: http://www.treehugger.com/file s/2009/03/the-move-to-detroit. php http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03 /08/opinion/08barlow.html?_r=1 |
 
Wazootyman Member Username: Wazootyman
Post Number: 425 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 1:44 pm: |   |
Thanks for this. An oddly uplifting article. (Message edited by wazootyman on March 08, 2009) |
 
Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors
Post Number: 1116 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 12:01 pm: |   |
bump |
 
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine
Post Number: 1745 Registered: 05-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 12:03 pm: |   |
quote:Toby Barlow writes in the New York Times about her move to Detroit fyi, toby is a dude. |
 
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd
Post Number: 3624 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 12:06 pm: |   |
With a name like Toby, he's probably not THAT much of a "dude". ;) |