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Imagining Detroit (Replacing uban decay with farms)
New York Times ^ | May 17, 2011 | MARK BITTMAN

Posted on 05/18/2011 12:46:12 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee

Detroit was once called the Paris of the West, but at this point it’s more reminiscent of Venice. Like Venice, its demise has been imminent for some time, as crucial businesses and huge chunks of the population flee. * * * * Imagine blocks that once boasted 30 houses, now with three; imagine hundreds of such blocks. Imagine the green space created by the city’s heartbreaking but intelligent policy of removing burnt-out or fallen-down houses. Now look at the corner of one such street, where a young man who has used the city’s “adopt-a-lot” program (it costs nothing) to establish an orchard, a garden and a would-be community center on three lots, one with a standing house. (The land, like many of the gardens, belongs to the city and is “leased” for a year at a time. But no one seems especially concerned about the city repossessing.)A young man who adopts eight lots and has bought another three has an operation that grows every year and trains eager young people. A Capuchin monastery operates gardens spanning 24 lots. . .

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TOPICS: Editorial; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: bluezones; detroit; urban
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To: Brad from Tennessee

It would be very green.


81 posted on 05/18/2011 1:41:09 PM PDT by hfr (There is more to Michigan than Detroit)
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To: Nowhere Man
reminds me of where the Mayor of Philly (Goode IIRC) use a firebomb to burn down the MOVE headquarters back in 1985.

I remember that well... So...((snicker)) awful.

82 posted on 05/18/2011 4:38:10 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Imagine.... a world without islam.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

83 posted on 05/19/2011 3:29:36 AM PDT by equaviator ("There's a (datum) plane on the horizon coming in...see it?")
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To: equaviator

I shouldn’t be LOL! but I’m LOL!


84 posted on 05/19/2011 1:13:26 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

They look happy enough so, what’s the big deal?


85 posted on 05/19/2011 4:53:22 PM PDT by equaviator ("There's a (datum) plane on the horizon coming in...see it?")
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