December 3, 2013 | Detroit Free Press
Imagine, if you will, the city of Detroit clearing away 78,000 blighted buildings within the next 18-36 months.
Kevyn Orr, Detroit’s emergency manager, is dreaming that dream.
But is that a fantasy? Or is the city, now that Judge Steven Rhodes has declared it eligible to proceed with Chapter 9 bankruptcy, really poised to start making major, visible improvements to the way Detroit looks and delivers services? [...]