Emu_steve Member Username: Emu_steve
Post Number: 210 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 10:16 am: | |
A one-paragraph 'case study' (from the Washington Post RE: D.C.): "This dynamic is playing out across the city -- along Georgia Avenue in Northwest, around H Street in Northeast, near the new baseball stadium site across the river from Poplar Point -- as the government turns its attention to developing neighborhood corridors left behind during the economic renaissance that transformed the downtown core under [Mayor] Williams." This paragraph summarizes what I think is the prototypical revitalization of urban cities. The downtown core is saved and revitalized first. In Detroit's case it was sports and entertainment which helped turn around the CBD. Then close in neighborhoods like Mid-town, river front, and some of the others I'm less familiar with (e.g., New Center, Woodbridge, etc.) redevelop. My saying: "If there is no downtown, there can't be a Mid-town." In essence, Mid-town is an appendage to downtown. (Message edited by emu_steve on April 08, 2007) (Message edited by emu_steve on April 08, 2007) |
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul
Post Number: 752 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 1:01 pm: | |
Correct. In the last mayoral election for the City of Detroit, I heard Mr. Hendrix speak at Detroit Mercy. I liked everything he said, except there was one comment that really bothered me. He said that Detroit needed to focus more on the neighborhoods than downtown. Honestly, I really thought that downtown was the place to start. It is what ties the entire city and metro area together. Certainly neighborhoods needs to be worked, but if you had to choose any one location, downtown it was for me. |
Emu_steve Member Username: Emu_steve
Post Number: 212 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 1:42 pm: | |
Agree 100%, C'Paul. This 'debate' goes out in a lot of cities which have spent much time, money and effort to revitalize their downtown. I remember hearing it in Balto as they revitalized their Inner Harbor and many said, "What about the neighborhoods?" |
Eastsidedame Member Username: Eastsidedame
Post Number: 87 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 1:56 pm: | |
One location at a time, or we spread ourselves too thin and take on too much at one time. Hopefully, revitalization will have a ripple effect! |
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess
Post Number: 324 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2007 - 2:22 pm: | |
quote:[Hendrix] said that Detroit needed to focus more on the neighborhoods than downtown. Honestly, I really thought that downtown was the place to start. That's the difference between being a mayoral candidate and a city planner. |
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