Sadly I unfortunately tend to agree more and more with that assessment. I live in the far distant suburbs north of the city and county now and I absolutely avoid going into the city limits as much as is possible any more. It is looking dirtier all the time and more slummish by he day. That saddens me. It is run by a bunch of Detroit styled Dimocrats bent of turning it into another has been city in many respects. In many areas it already looks like little Mexico.
I drive in the Midtown area every day, and I have to say that area looks pretty spiffy.