This idea of a small Detroit has been all over the news lately as Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced plans to demo houses and return large plots of land to fields. It's a contentious issue. On one hand the cash-strapped city is too large to service all of its 140-square-miles, while on the other Detroiters in some of these "outlying" neighborhoods aren't going to give up their houses easily, if at all. It'll be interesting to see out it all plays out in the coming months and years. Let us know where you stand on the issue on our
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