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A blueprint for Metro Detroit to grow again (ft. Lou Glazer)

By most metrics, Michigan and Metro Detroit are stagnant as far as population. Economically, we are slipping behind. Young talent continues to leave. Instead of wallowing in it, how to fix it? It's going to take some change. A change in priorities of what we fund and support on the state level. A change in how we build and think about communities. And a realization that what got us here won't get us there. Lou Glazer from Michigan Future joins me for a conversation that, agree or disagree, I t...

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MAPS: How Detroit's Population Density Stacks Up Against 12 Cities Around The World

What kind of future do you want for the city of Detroit? That’s a complicated question, but one factor of many to consider is population density. When we talk about Detroit coming back, adding population, losing population — density is a key part of this equation as denser cities encourage use of mass transit vs. cars, for instance. It’s often the case that controversial urban planning debates boil down to density. In short, whether a neighborhood should become more dense or less. What happe...