Examining Data That Would Downsize Detroit (NPR)
March 4, 2010 | Detroit
Almost a quarter of Detroit’s 350,000 buildings are vacant or in shambles and Mayor Dave Bing wants to reshape the city by getting rid of them. He also wants to transplant residents who live in desolate neighborhoods, saying it’s too expensive to provide city services in areas that are like urban deserts. The proposal is based on data collected by demographer Kurt Metzger, director of Data …
