Detroit has lost a quarter of its population in the past decade. That's about 237,000 people, according to new Census figures. Lawmakers blame crime, political scandals, the collapse of the automobile industry, the housing market ... and the list goes on. However, things in Detroit aren't all bad. These videos underscore some of the great things happening in the Motor City.
Seeing past urban decay - Nothing positive in Detroit? Our friends over at VBS don't think so. They meet artists and musicians who say Detroit is a blank canvas full of possibility.
Greening Detroit roots – An environmental group sets up shop in one of Detroit's roughest neighborhoods. Their mission: to revitalize Detroit by going green. But how? We'll let them explain.
Education makeover – Math can be frightening in any city. But even more so in a city that has a staggering number of dropouts and seems to be failing its kids. Several Wayne State University professors are determined to change this and have practically reinvented the subject at math camp.
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as a resident in a suberb outside detroit and growing up in northern mich i can tell u there are plenty of reasons to luv detroit! i was a very skeptical transplant nearly 8 years ago my mom grew up here so i wanted to no my roots. ppl here are awesome!!!
Dude...You are asking chrissy to correct the spelling for people....did you look at your sentence???
"how about go back to school and learn how to spell." where is the question mark?
"how about go back to school"???how the hell did you manage to put the word "go" in there???
I can go on....But you need to understand..."ppl" is being used by a large number of people.....
JC-VA: Based on your one poorly-written post in which you call out another poster for using the common "ppl" while not using correct grammar, I am convinced that you suck. Sorry, hopefully you can learn from this experience and improve your personality.
You are going to the web and looking for grammer? You must live in a hole and have no friends and never get tweets, txt msgs, facebook updates, etc. LOL. Note: The term LOL means laughing out loud, usually not literally, but as an inication the someone is laughing or making a joke.
Chrissy...please learn how to write if you want to go places in this world. No more "text speak," please.
Dear Mr. RobertDennis:
Your comment contains errors and grammar. First, you have incorrectly spelled "grammar." Secondly, "LOL" is an incomplete sentence lacking a subject. It is advisable that you learn proper grammer and spelling on your own prior to criticizing another person's writing.
Hey, to all of you criticizing Chrissy. If you have nothing to say about the topic, please refrain from saying anything. First, plenty of people who respond to blogs and news articles are doing so from their personal mobile devices, and they are not in an essay contest. So, your comments are irrelevant and have no bearing on the story and does not take away from the point Chrissy is trying to make.
WritingExpert, take your own advice. That first sentence of yours is atrocious, what are you even trying to say?
How about learning English?
I totally agree – I worked in Detroit for 9 years and never had no trouble and loved the people and the churches and the culture there. But, who in their right mind would choose to stay and pay the Detroit City income tax? Instead of a tax penalty you ought to get a subsidy I think. The income tax has driven a large portion of the economy in Detroit underground too, so many businesses are cash only and probably not reporting anything.
i can honestly say it did take me a bit to get used to the different pace but it was worth it. i have met some of the most hardest working ppl i have ever met in my life yet also the most giving too. many do without so much just to help ppl less fortunate
I love the "MOST HARDEST" term you used. You seriously give Detroit a bad name and a bad reputation. By the I am lucky to have been one of the quarter million who left the state of Michigan.
Pretty funny that you made some mistakes in your post while correcting Chrissy on her grammar. Doomas.
I am new to the Detroit area from Chicago. lI can't say that I like it..but I see the possibilities. It does seem like a blank canvas ready for creativity. It could have as much to offer as Chicago if managed correctly! I predict it will rise again and become a vibrant metropolis!
There are some lovely people here!
@ to Chrissy , why dont you take a long walk off a chort pier. There is no need to be so mean, The real Chrissy is just ginving us her view of the city and it's ppl. Thank God you dont live there , right Chrissy ?
How does the pace differ??
Go Packers ...Hoorah!!!
I come from a big city to Ohio. Like most towns...Detroit had its' chance.
So you moved from "a big city to Ohio" and you root for the Packers? I'm not sure what that means or why it's relevant.
Hush up soldier
Here in Detroit, we pack guns. What is it that you pack? gtfo
Too sad...it was once a boom town. Now TORONTO is bigger than Detroit. Soon or later Windsor will be bigger than Detroit.
Windsor bigger than Detroit? Never happen. Or maybe it will happen when they finish the entrance to the Ambassador Bridge on the US side? When will that be again, exactly?
Jacks negativity and those who think like he does is a good reason for the decline of everything. Give me people who see possibilities and not failure, those are the people I want to know!
I have lived in both TO and Windsor. When in To I love the metal detectors at all the major night clubs downtown. The price of everything is double. Getting from the DVP to west side of town takes 2-3 hours in traffic. And I love that no-one answers there cell before 6pm cause its too expensive. Ans TO would not be anything if the anti anglophone movement in Montreal scared every major company to move to Toronto. And as for Windsor, Jasons is now Dannys.It is a supplier town. The hump on the camel never out grows the camel.
How can you defend a city such as Detroit, when a City Councilman -Charles Pugh blames the incorrect Cencus count on the fact that alot of Detroiter's are in JAIL. The excuse being they were unable to fill out or be included in the population count. Pretty much says it all about Detroit.
yeah, city councilman!
what a joke
What does it say about the people in Detroit electing this guy? Could be why so many people are moving and leaving the nuts behind.
VTGUY
BINGO!
It really only says one thing. It says that one man made a stupid remark. We all know that many elected officials from any side make idiotic statements.
BIG LOL at your name , that is sooooo good , thanks for the laugh
they need to move in the bulldozers and level everything in sight.
then use it as a nuclear dump for radioactive waste.
on second thought, that might be a step backwards!
You obviously have never been to the city.
Your an idiot Steve, I think the Federal Government should level your house with you still in it, so they can take all the trash away all at once.
you have never been to detriot have you?....if not then i suggest not commenting on a city you know nothing about....
If chrissy is there its gotta be good
It all started with the dishonest mayor, Coleman Young. He and his cronies embezzeled all the money out of the Motor City! Crooks!
I grew up in detroit and was there until 1986 and you hit it on the head with Coleman Young. He sold the city off piece by piece, but make no mistake, Detroit will come back.
I grew up in Detroit, off Woodward ave near 6 mile road. Watched the riots chase people out, but we stayed another 18 years living there. Watching so many people move out and crime continue to go up.
Bottom line, very corrupt city government, unions that broke the auto industry and soaring crime.....
LOL, yeah the unions broke the auto industry, yet auto industry execs still make millions of dollars a year.
Try Again.
People of the United States of American.
The people of Detroit who left were probably tired of the weather,high crime.taxes,corruption and unemployment.
The "Motor City" now has a new meaning.
Take away all the jobs and DUH people leave town.
The outsourcing of jobs has killed Detroit, and the resultant crime, poverty and migration are symptoms of this outsourcing. Hating ie. kicking this once great city when it is down is un-American. Bravo Steve and others: you are as classy as trailer park rats. I suspect the demise of Detroit presages the demise of America as a superpower, so chew on that thought when you're all in the same sinking boat.
IIs this report in green stuff some kind of joke. Are they going back to barbarism. No they look like they are already there.
What a joke! Detroit is an s hole. Liberal policies are the reason. It is a prime example of what trickle up poverty will do.
This artical is propaganda and some of you readers are the dopes who buy this line of bull. Unions and Libs are what created Detroit. Keep it. I wouldn't dent my worst enemy there.
It must be real easy to sit there and criticize a whole city with really broad and tired thoughts. What would you do differently? You seem to be such a smart person, or is that just me saying crazy things. Where do you get your info from?
Detroit was and is still a great city.I was born in raised there,but with no jobs,and crime.I moved to Austin,TX 4years ago.I pray for the city,and hope that one day,it returns to its greatness.We just got to get it right,and hopefully one day I can move back home.
What... you aren't here to trash the heck out of the city you used to live in (or in the case of most posters here, have never been too/couldn't locate on a map)? I'm not sure that is allowed...
I've been all over and pretty much everywhere is a mix of good and bad. Detroit has some serious problems, but you could say that about pretty much any major city in America. I find it fairly amusing how people who have never been there are getting their troll quota of the day by trashing Detroit (and that includes quite a few "Metro Detroiters" who have never been to the city other than to drive through or attend a sporting event). I've spent quite a bit of time there and it isn't the most dangerous American city I've been in; I can think of 4-5 other that are far worse.
On a side note; Austin, TX is a great town. I can't think of any city I'd rather live in if I were inclined to move.