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Downsizing Detroit
Governmental Research AssociationAnnual Policy Conference
April 30, 2012
Eric LupherDirector of Local Affairs
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Concentration of Vacancy in Detroit
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Rise of Detroit – 1701 - WWII
• Straights of Detroit • Lakes Michigan,
Superior, Huron feed into Lakes Erie and Ontario
• Pelts, lumber, iron ore
• Underground Railroad• Manufacturing –
Automobiles• “Arsenal of Democracy”
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1952 - Present –Detroit’s 60-Year Hurricane
• 1952 - 2.1 million peopleFederal interstate system
• Baby Boom – Autos –Middle Class
• Shopping Malls• Race Riots• Robotics in assembly line• Crime, corruption, poor
schools, illiteracy• Subprime lending/
Housing bubble burst
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Detroit’s Population History
116,340
993,078
1,568,662
1,849,568
1,511,482
1,203,339
713,777
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
2,000,000
1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000
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Properties in Tax Foreclosure, 2011(not bank foreclosure)
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Understanding Detroit
• 2010 population 1/3 of 1952 population
• ¾ of mfg. establishments from 1972 are gone
• ½ of top 20 employers are non-profits
• Minority-Majority City – 83% African American, 11% of residents White, 7% Hispanic or Latino
• 1/3 of residents living below poverty level
• 31% of households headed by single females
• 58% of residents have high school education or less
• Unemployment rate generally double state average
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Population Density in Detroit, 1950
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Population Density in Detroit, 1960
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Population Density in Detroit, 1970
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Population Density in Detroit, 1980
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Population Density in Detroit, 1990
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Population Density in Detroit, 2000
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Population Density in Detroit, 2010
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Average Housing Condition in Detroit
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Housing Vacancy in Detroit
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Vacant Lots in Detroit
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Hollowing out of Neighborhoods
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Unconventional Measures
• Properties demolished goal of 10,000 from
2010 to 2013• Number of Stray Dogs
>50,000• Land reverted to Farm
Land• 113 community gardens • 18 school gardens• 220 family gardens
Mitt Romney’s boyhood home prior to demolition
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Detroit Works Project v1.0
• Launched in 2010 as citywide effort• Mayor Bing takes office to replace
disgraced Mayor Kilpatrick
• Concept was driven by City Finances
• While the City has lost 2/3 of population since 1950, footprint of the City is unchanged
• Develop a long-term vision for the redevelopment of the City
• City that makes sense economically and socially
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Detroit Works Project (cont.)
• Neighborhood Triage• Stable (≤20% vacancy)• Transitional• Distressed
• Move people out of distressed and into stable neighborhoods
• Tailor city services according to strength of neighborhood
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The Hoped for Solution
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Reality for those trying to save Detroit
• “My sense is while there might be plans on the ground, the situation is so fluid that everybody is winging it.” Dr. Frank Popper
• “They haven’t really thought this through. You don’t have any real direction given by anybody.” Kurt Metzger
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Is downsizing a city realistic?
• GM Bankruptcy• Shed product lines (Saturn, Pontiac)• Closed dealerships• Laid off workers
• City Services• Among highest crime rates in nation• Can the city afford to announce that
parts of city will receive less street lights, fire protection, police patrols, etc.?
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Why DWP v1.0 Struggled
• Political Resistance • Emotional response based on history
Black BottomParadise ValleyPoletown
• Economic/Racial Paranoia• This is an effort by corporations (“The
Man”) to subjugate the poor of the city• It is the job of those remaining to
protect the “Jewels of the City”
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Why DWP v1.0 Struggled (cont.)
• Leadership Void• Lack of charismatic leadership in
Mayor’s office or with this effort• Wasn’t clear whether effort was to be
top-down or bottom-upEfforts to gather public opinion looked like window dressing
• Administrative Weakness• Constant turnover in Mayor’s office• Depleted workforce• Talent Drain
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Why DWP v1.0 Struggled (cont.)
• Legal Hurdles/Challenges• 2006 Constitutional Amendment on
Eminent Domain (post Kelo)• Eradication of Blight
- “Clear and convincing evidence” that the taking is for “public use”
- Is more efficient use of public resources/ stronger neighborhoods a “public use”?
• Compensation = 125% of property value+ relocation benefits
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Why DWP v1.0 Struggled (cont.)
• Detroit is BROKE• Operating under MI’s PA 4
to deal with financially distressed governments
• Talk of bankruptcy
• Center of all attention
• DWP effort requires:• Inventing the wheel• Administrative costs• Relocation expenses
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Exodus by everyone with means occurring faster than anyone can deal with
• Water is coming in faster than they can put out by bailing
• Lack of public services make it hard for many to want to stay
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Detroit Works Project v2.0
• Same neighborhood triage• Stable / Transitional / Distressed• No longer citywide• Focus on target/pilot neighborhoods
• Short-term: Prioritize funds and resources
• Stop scattershot use of resources• Direct grant money to where it will do
the most to save neighborhoods
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DWP 2011 Demonstration Areas
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Detroit Works Project v2.0 (cont.)
• Long-term: plan for what Detroit should look like 10, 20, 50 years from now
• Greater emphasis on community and economic planning
• Greater emphasis on community engagement
• Created office outside of city hall to share information
• Focus groups• Neighborhood meetings• Social media
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Detroit Works Project v2.0 (cont.)
• Build on Strengths
• Anchors
• Successional Landscape
• Let some areas go to seed
• Reintroduce indigenous species
• Carbon Corridors (along freeways)
• Urban Farming – produce and orchards
• Solar panel fields
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Detroit Urban Farming
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Futuristic Vision of Urban Farming
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Lessons from Detroit(Comparisons with New Orleans)
• Robust public participation necessary• 60-year hurricane creates deep fissures
• People disassociated themselves from the city
• Structural dysfunction developed and became accepted
• Residents developed apathy and disinterest
• Reform has to occur on many fronts• Blight removal• Urban planning• School reform
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PBS News Story
• Link to video file
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Youngstown 2010
• Plan adopted in 2005• 36 sq. miles / 170,000 70,000• Keys to plan
• Accept city’s smaller size• Prioritize the use of funds• Diversify the economy• Adopt smarter land use and
sustainable planning practices
• Change dialog from “downsizing, consolidating, reworking the city” to “sustainable, planning, image, smaller, vision”