Letter to the editor of the NY Times: Don't forget about Detroit

Reader writes into the New York Times asking where's the Detroit love in story about reinventing cities.

Excerpt:

Re “Reinventing America’s Cities: the Time Is Now” by Nicolai Ouroussoff [March 29]:

Mr. Ouroussoff’s article was informative and important.

While I appreciated his four case studies and policy recommendations for New Orleans, Los Angeles, Buffalo and the Bronx, I was sorely disappointed to see Detroit given no more than a passing shout out in his paragraph on urban decay. Detroit’s community is vibrant and dynamic, albeit small, and is ripe with potential for growth and development.

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