the demographics of metropolitan detroit - presentation to new faculty

The Demographics ofMetropolitan Detroit

Kurt MetzgerKurt MetzgerDirector

Data Driven Detroit (D3)Data Driven Detroit (D3)

August 20, 2010

presentation to

Detroit Orientation InstituteDetroit Orientation Instituteforfor

New WSU FacultyNew WSU Faculty

The national media are telling a half-century story as if itunfolded over a few years, and, in the process, they'remissing important explanations and underpinnings.

The truth is, we've struggled with leadership around here forThe truth is, we've struggled with leadership around here forat least the last halfat least the last half--century, if not longer.century, if not longer. And that's where weshould be embarrassed by the similarities between the 1961Time story and today's coverage.Time story and today's coverage.

How can we have learned so little over so long? What does itsay about leadership -- or our ability to choose leaders -- thatwe're facing the same issues today that confronted us beforemen walked on the moon?

The Transformation of DetroitThe Transformation of Detroit“No one social program or policy, “No one social program or policy, no single force, whether housing no single force, whether housing segregation, social welfare segregation, social welfare programs or deindustrialization, programs or deindustrialization, could have driven Detroit and other could have driven Detroit and other cities like it from their position of cities like it from their position of economic and political dominance; economic and political dominance; there is no simple explanation for there is no simple explanation for the inequality and marginality that the inequality and marginality that beset the urban poor. It is only beset the urban poor. It is only through the complex and through the complex and interwoven histories of race, interwoven histories of race, residence and work in the postwar residence and work in the postwar era that the state of today’s cities era that the state of today’s cities and their impoverished residents and their impoverished residents can be fully understood and can be fully understood and confronted.”confronted.”–– Thomas J. Sugrue, The Origins Thomas J. Sugrue, The Origins

of the Urban Crisis: Race and of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit. Inequality in Postwar Detroit. Page 5

A number of historical and A number of historical and contemporary policies and contemporary policies and structural factors created structural factors created

today’s conditions in Detroittoday’s conditions in Detroit

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Detroit’s Population HistoryDetroit’s Population History

116,340

205,876

285,704

465,766

993,078

1,568,6621,623,452

1,849,568

1,670,144

1,511,482

1,203,339

1,027,974

951,270912,633 910,920

772,419

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 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008 2009 2010

Source: Census Bureau and SEMCOG (2010)

GrowthGrowth of Detroit Suburbsof Detroit Suburbs Post World War IIPost World War II

1,849,568

1,670,144

1,511,482

1,203,339

1,027,974951,270 910,920

772,419

1,166,629

2,092,246

2,692,261

2,840,897 2,884,705

3,092,197 3,051,8633,160,050

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 2010

TRI-COUNTY TOTALS

1950 3,016,1971960 3,762,3901970 4,203,7431980 4,044,2361990 3,912,6792000 4,043,4672009 3,962,7832010 3,932,469

Source: Census Bureau and SEMCOG (2010)

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Population Density, by Census Tract1930Detroit, MichiganSources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University,

Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

0 0.9 1.80.45Miles

Persons Per Square Mile40,000 - 64,91030,000 - 39,99920,000 - 29,99910,000 - 19,9995,000 - 9,99950 - 4,999No Population

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Persons Per Square Mile40,000 - 78,56630,000 - 39,99920,000 - 29,99910,000 - 19,9995,000 - 9,99927 - 4,999

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0 0.9 1.80.45Miles

Persons Per Square Mile40,000 - 80,15030,000 - 39,99920,000 - 29,99910,000 - 19,9995,000 - 9,9998 - 4,999

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0 0.9 1.80.45Miles

Persons Per Square Mile40,000 - 56,27530,000 - 39,99920,000 - 29,99910,000 - 19,9995,000 - 9,9991,410 - 4,999No Population

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0 0.9 1.80.45Miles

Persons Per Square Mile30,000 - 39,58220,000 - 29,99910,000 - 19,9995,000 - 9,999405 - 4,999

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0 0.9 1.80.45Miles

Persons Per Square Mile30,000 - 32,71020,000 - 29,99910,000 - 19,9995,000 - 9,99929 - 4,999No Population

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0 0.9 1.80.45Miles

Persons Per Square Mile10,000 - 16,9015,000 - 9,999115 - 4,999No Population

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0 0.9 1.80.45Miles

Persons Per Square Mile8 - 4,9995,000 - 9,99910,000 - 17,090No Population

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0 0.9 1.80.45Miles

Persons Per Square Mile6 - 4,9995,000 - 9,99910,000 - 16,051No Population

South

Lyon

Rose Twp

Holly Twp

Highland Twp

Lyon Twp

Milford Twp

Walled

LakeWixom

Springfield Twp

Novi

Northvil le

White Lake Twp

Groveland Twp

Commerce Twp

Novi Twp

Northville Twp

PlymouthTwp

Van Buren Twp

Bel lev i l le

Canton Twp.

Plymouth

Sumpter Twp

Westland

Wayne

Romulus

Huron Twp

Garden

City

LivoniaRedford

Twp

Brownstown Twp

Flat Rock

Dearborn

Heights

Inkster

Taylor

Rockwood

Dearborn

Woodhaven

Gibraltar

Trenton

Detroit

Riverview

Southgate

Melv inda le

Allen Park

Lincoln Park

Wyandotte

Ecorse

Grosse Ile

Twp

Waterford Twp

Independence Twp

Clarkston

Farmington Hills

Farmington

WestBloomfield

Twp

Orchard

Lake

Vi l lage

Keego

Harbor

Lake

Angelus

Sylvan

Lake

Pontiac

Orion Twp

Southfield

Oxford TwpBrandon Twp

Southfield Twp

BloomfieldTwp

BloomfieldHills

Lathrup

Vi l lage

Birmingham

Oak ParkRoyal OakTwp

Auburn Hills

Berkley

Royal Oak

Huntington

Woods

Pleasant

Ridge

Clawson

River

Rouge

Ferndale

MadisonHeights

Hazel

Park

HighlandPark H

amtram

ck

Center

L ine

WarrenRoseville

Eastpointe

Harper Woods

Grosse

Pointe

Grosse

Pointe

Shores

St. Clair

Shores

Grosse

Pointe

Farms

Grosse

Pointe

Woods

Grosse

Pointe

Park

Addison Twp

Oakland Twp

Troy

Rochester

Rochester Hills

Bruce Twp

Washington Twp

Sterling Heights

Shelby Twp

Utica

Fraser

Clinton Twp

Ray Twp

Armada Twp

Macomb Twp

Mount

Clemens

HarrisonTwp

ChesterfieldTwp

Richmond Twp

Memph is

Lenox Twp

Richmond

New

Balt imore

Detroit River

C a n a d aCanada

LakeSt. Clair

LakeErie

Percent Change

60% to 123%40% to 59.9%20% to 39.9%1% to 19.9%

-4.9% to -1%-17% to -5%

Metropolitan Detroit MCD'sMetropolitan Detroit MCD's

May 2001

OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland

MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb

WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne

Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies

1990 - 2000 Population Change1990 - 2000 Population Change

5,000

15,00035,000

7,0007,000

4,000

15,000

2,000

10,000

1,000

6,000

32,000

1,500

7,000

3,000

500

4,000

100

5,00016,000

18,00018,000

Figure 6Net Flow of Domestic MigrationSoutheast Michigan, 1995-2000

?? - Migration and its Impact on Southeast Michigan, 1990-2003

Arrows extending beyond the Southeast Michiganboundary represent the net flow of domesticmigration between the specific county/area andU.S. counties outside the region.

In net terms, 32,000 more persons moved from theBalance of Wayne County to U.S. counties outsidethe region, from 1995–2000.

Note: Numbers shown represent the net flow of persons age five and older. Net flows between non-adjacent counties areas inSoutheast Michigan are less than 2,000. For purposes of map clarity, these net flows are not shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Livingston

Balanceof Wayne

Oakland Macomb

St. Clair

Washtenaw

Monroe

Detroit

Detroit Residential Parcel Survey – 2/2010

Predominant RaceWhiteBlackNo DataNo Population

Predominant Race, 1950

OAKLANDOAKLANDOAKLANDOAKLANDOAKLANDOAKLANDOAKLANDOAKLANDOAKLANDMACOMBMACOMBMACOMBMACOMBMACOMBMACOMBMACOMBMACOMBMACOMB

WAYNEWAYNEWAYNEWAYNEWAYNEWAYNEWAYNEWAYNEWAYNE

Tri-County Area

Source: Minnesota Population Center.HNGIS, 2004

December 2008/jcb

LegendCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCityCityCityCityCityCityCityCityCityCensus Tract

DetroitDetroitDetroitDetroitDetroitDetroitDetroitDetroitDetroit

Predominant RaceWhiteBlackNo DataNo Population




Tri-County Area

Source: Minnesota Population Center.HNGIS, 2004

December 2008/jcb



Predominant RaceWhiteBlack




Tri-County Area

Source: US Census Bureau, 1970

December 2008/jcb



Predominant RaceWhiteBlackHispanicNo Population




Tri-County Area


December 2008/jcb







Tri-County Area


December 2008/jcb



Hamtramck

HighlandPark

Detroit River

Belle Isle

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Grand River

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WhiteBlack Predominant Race by

1950 CensusTractSource: US Census Bureau, 1950

Detroit, Michigan

CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University

Hamtramck

HighlandPark

Detroit River

Belle Isle

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Predominant Race by2000 Census Tract

Source: US Census Bureau 2000Detroit, Michigan

CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University

South

Lyon

Rose Twp

Holly Twp

Highland Twp

Lyon Twp

Milford Twp

Walled

LakeWixom

Springfield Twp

Novi

Northvil le

White Lake Twp

Groveland Twp

Commerce Twp

Novi Twp

Northville Twp

PlymouthTwp

Van Buren Twp

Bel lev i l le

Canton Twp.

Plymouth

Sumpter Twp

Westland

Wayne

Romulus

Huron Twp

Garden

City

LivoniaRedford

Twp

Brownstown Twp

Flat Rock

Dearborn

Heights

Inkster

Taylor

Rockwood

Dearborn

Woodhaven

Gibraltar

Trenton

Detroit

Riverview

Southgate

Melv inda le

Allen Park

Lincoln Park

Wyandotte

Ecorse

Grosse Ile

Twp

Waterford Twp

Independence Twp

Clarkston

Farmington Hills

Farmington

WestBloomfield

Twp

Orchard

Lake

Vi l lage

Keego

Harbor

Lake

Angelus

Sylvan

Lake

Pontiac

Orion Twp

Southfield


Southfield Twp

BloomfieldTwp

BloomfieldHills

Lathrup

Vi l lage

Birmingham


Auburn Hills

Berkley

Royal Oak

Huntington

Woods

Pleasant

Ridge

Clawson

River

Rouge

Ferndale

MadisonHeights

Hazel

Park

HighlandPark H

amtram

ck

Center

L ine

WarrenRoseville

Eastpointe

Harper Woods

Grosse

Pointe

Grosse

Pointe

Shores

St. Clair

Shores

Grosse

Pointe

Farms

Grosse

Pointe

Woods

Grosse

Pointe

Park

Addison Twp

Oakland Twp

Troy

Rochester

Rochester Hills

Bruce Twp

Washington Twp

Sterling Heights

Shelby Twp

Utica

Fraser

Clinton Twp

Ray Twp

Armada Twp

Macomb Twp

Mount

Clemens

HarrisonTwp

ChesterfieldTwp

Richmond Twp

Memph is

Lenox Twp

Richmond

New

Balt imore

Detroit River

C a n a d aCanada

LakeSt. Clair

LakeErie

Predominant Raceby Census Tract

No PopulationWhiteBlackHispanicNo Predominant Race

Predominant Race by 2000 Census Tract*Predominant Race by 2000 Census Tract*





Metropolitan Detroit Area

Source: US Census Bureau

Whites have moved throughout the region since 1970, while African Americans have moved primarily to concentrated areas adjacent to the City of Detroit.

Oakland

St. Clair

Lapeer

Wayne

Monroe

Macomb

Census TractsPopulation Loss0 - 500500 - 10001000 - 5000Above 5000 Persons

Water BodiesCounty Boundaries

Prepared by:Kirwan InstituteDate:September 30, 2005Projection:State Plane 83 Michigan SouthSource:Neighborhood Change Database; Geography Network; U.S. Census BureauNotes:

White Population Change1970 to 2000Detroit and

Surrounding Counties

Prepared by:Kirwan InstituteDate:September 30, 2005Projection:State Plane 83 Michigan SouthSource:Neighborhood Change Database; Geography Network; U.S. Census BureauNotes:

Oakland

St. Clair

Lapeer

Wayne

Monroe

Macomb

Census TractsPopulation Loss0 - 500500 - 10001000 - 5000Above 5000 Persons

Water BodiesCounty Boundaries

African American Population Change1970 to 2000Detroit and

Surrounding Counties

The GrowthThe Growth and Movement of Persons of Color Hasand Movement of Persons of Color HasIncreased Across the Region Since 2000Increased Across the Region Since 2000

194.8%

100%

150%

200%

Macomb

Oakland

Wayne

13.5%

46.1%39.3% 40.0%

30.5%

13.2%

31.6%23.9%

-1.7%

28.6%

4.4%

27.6%

-10.9%-8.9%

-50%

0%

50%

African American Native American Asian Multi-Race Hispanic

Source: Census Bureau – Population Estimates Program -2008

Top Countries of Origin for Immigrants Coming toMetropolitan Detroit, 2003 - 2008

10,4

85

7,5

31

4,9

02

4,1

72

4,0

64

3,4

47

3,2

59

2,8

39

2,7

79

2,3

75

2,0

90

1,7

41

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

Source: US Dept. Of Homeland Security / Immigration

The Racial/Ethnic Composition of Detroit and ItsThe Racial/Ethnic Composition of Detroit and ItsSuburbs Are Nearly Mirror OppositesSuburbs Are Nearly Mirror Opposites

8.4%

79.7%

82.3%

10.9%

0.3% 0.2%0.8%4.1%1.2%

2.0%6.9% 3.1%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Detroit Suburbs

Hispanic / Latino

Other / Multi-Race

Asian/PacificIslander

Native American

Black /AfricanAmerican

White

Source: Census Bureau – ACS 2008

South

Lyon

Rose Twp

Holly Twp

Highland Twp

Lyon Twp

Milford Twp

Walled

LakeWixom

Springfield Twp

Novi

Northvil le

White Lake Twp

Groveland Twp

Commerce Twp

Novi Twp

Northville Twp

PlymouthTwp

Van Buren Twp

Bel lev i l le

Canton Twp.

Plymouth

Sumpter Twp

Westland

Wayne

Romulus

Huron Twp

Garden

City

LivoniaRedford

Twp

Brownstown Twp

Flat Rock

Dearborn

Heights

Inkster

Taylor

Rockwood

Dearborn

Woodhaven

Gibraltar

Trenton

Detroit

Riverview

Southgate

Melv inda le

Allen Park

Lincoln Park

Wyandotte

Ecorse

Grosse Ile

Twp

Waterford Twp

Independence Twp

Clarkston

Farmington Hills

Farmington

WestBloomfield

Twp

Orchard

Lake

Vi l lage

Keego

Harbor

Lake

Angelus

Sylvan

Lake

Pontiac

Orion Twp

Southfield


Southfield Twp

BloomfieldTwp

BloomfieldHills

Lathrup

Vi l lage

Birmingham


Auburn Hills

Berkley

Royal Oak

Huntington

Woods

Pleasant

Ridge

Clawson

River

Rouge

Ferndale

MadisonHeights

Hazel

Park

HighlandPark H

amtram

ck

Center

L ine

WarrenRoseville

Eastpointe

Harper Woods

Grosse

Pointe

Grosse

Pointe

Shores

St. Clair

Shores

Grosse

Pointe

Farms

Grosse

Pointe

Woods

Grosse

Pointe

Park

Addison Twp

Oakland Twp

Troy

Rochester

Rochester Hills

Bruce Twp

Washington Twp

Sterling Heights

Shelby Twp

Utica

Fraser

Clinton Twp

Ray Twp

Armada Twp

Macomb Twp

Mount

Clemens

HarrisonTwp

ChesterfieldTwp

Richmond Twp

Memph is

Lenox Twp

Richmond

New

Balt imore

Detroit River

C a n a d aCanada

LakeSt. Clair

LakeErie

Percent Asian,Non-Hispanic

No Population24% to 31%18% to 23.9%12% to 17.9%6% to 11.9%0% to 5.9%

Asian Population by 2000 Census TractAsian Population by 2000 Census Tract







South

Lyon

Rose Twp

Holly Twp

Highland Twp

Lyon Twp

Milford Twp

Walled

LakeWixom

Springfield Twp

Novi

Northvil le

White Lake Twp

Groveland Twp

Commerce Twp

Novi Twp

Northville Twp

PlymouthTwp

Van Buren Twp

Bel lev i l le

Canton Twp.

Plymouth

Sumpter Twp

Westland

Wayne

Romulus

Huron Twp

Garden

City

LivoniaRedford

Twp

Brownstown Twp

Flat Rock

Dearborn

Heights

Inkster

Taylor

Rockwood

Dearborn

Woodhaven

Gibraltar

Trenton

Detroit

Riverview

Southgate

Melv inda le

Allen Park

Lincoln Park

Wyandotte

Ecorse

Grosse Ile

Twp

Waterford Twp

Independence Twp

Clarkston

Farmington Hills

Farmington

WestBloomfield

Twp

Orchard

Lake

Vi l lage

Keego

Harbor

Lake

Angelus

Sylvan

Lake

Pontiac

Orion Twp

Southfield


Southfield Twp

BloomfieldTwp

BloomfieldHills

Lathrup

Vi l lage

Birmingham


Auburn Hills

Berkley

Royal Oak

Huntington

Woods

Pleasant

Ridge

Clawson

River

Rouge

Ferndale

MadisonHeights

Hazel

Park

HighlandPark H

amtram

ck

Center

L ine

WarrenRoseville

Eastpointe

Harper Woods

Grosse

Pointe

Grosse

Pointe

Shores

St. Clair

Shores

Grosse

Pointe

Farms

Grosse

Pointe

Woods

Grosse

Pointe

Park

Addison Twp

Oakland Twp

Troy

Rochester

Rochester Hills

Bruce Twp

Washington Twp

Sterling Heights

Shelby Twp

Utica

Fraser

Clinton Twp

Ray Twp

Armada Twp

Macomb Twp

Mount

Clemens

HarrisonTwp

ChesterfieldTwp

Richmond Twp

Memph is

Lenox Twp

Richmond

New

Balt imore

Detroit River

C a n a d aCanada

LakeSt. Clair

LakeErie

Percent Hispanic

No Population9% to 77%6% to 8.9%3% to 5.9%0% to 2.9%

Hispanic Population by 2000 Census TractHispanic Population by 2000 Census Tract







Total Persons

2,500 to 4,905500 to 2,499100 to 49950 to 991 to 490

Persons of Arab Ancestry






Tri-County Detroit Area

Total Persons

500 to 934250 to 499100 to 24950 to 991 to 490

Persons of Assyrian, Chaldean orSyriac Ancestry






Tri-County Detroit Area

Regional EquityRegional EquityOpportunity MappingOpportunity Mapping

High opportunityHigh opportunityexclusive to suburbanexclusive to suburbanareas of greaterareas of greater DetroitDetroit

Limited access toLimited access toopportunity in inneropportunity in inner--citycityDetroitDetroit

90% of regional African90% of regional AfricanAmericans live in an areaAmericans live in an areaof lowof low--opportunityopportunity

Racial Disparity and OpportunityRacial Disparity and Opportunity

What Has Accompanied These What Has Accompanied These Changes?Changes?

Suburban Job Centers in DetroitConcentrated poverty in the CityConcentrated poverty in the City

Abandonment, disinvestment and Abandonment, disinvestment and vacancy in the City of Detroitvacancy in the City of DetroitExtreme segregation Extreme segregation Greater land consumption with Greater land consumption with declining populationdeclining populationShifting of employment activities to Shifting of employment activities to the suburbsthe suburbs–– The suburbs have about 85% of The suburbs have about 85% of

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SixmonthsafterTimemagazinefamously described Detroit as“a city on life support,” the ele-ments of an unprecedented ur-ban rescue operation are tak-ing shape.

As Mayor Dave Bing andDetroit Public Schools emer-

gency financial manager Robert Bobbattack immediate challenges to solven-cy and root out vestiges of corruption,some of the nation’s largest founda-tions, private investors andevenawaryfederal government are pursuing morethan a dozen initiatives that would, ifbrought to fruition, transform both De-troit’s landscape and its economy by2020.

Some of the changes could be eye-popping, altering familiar vistas thathave stagnated for years: an expandedDetroit Medical Center campus sur-rounded by new residential and retaildevelopment, a second bridge linkingDetroit andWindsor, a newprofession-al sports arena, fresh bands of verdantparkland and farms to support the ex-ploding market for locally grown food,and a rail line up Woodward Avenuemoving people comfortably from theriver to the New Center and beyond.

Other dramatic changes would beless visible but evenmore critical toDe-troit’s economic resurrection: the ex-pansion and rationalization of coordi-nated mass transit and bus service, therelocation of residents fromabandonedneighborhoods marked for demolition

tomore densely populated ones, and—above all — the transformation of theDetroit schools.

And Detroit’s revitalization wouldfacilitate improvementswell beyond itsborders — train service to Ann Arboror Lansing, and the mega-developmentof an aerotropolis to make Metro Air-port a hub of international freight andnew technology.

A group of local foundations, com-munity organizations and local leadersthat calls itself Excellent Schools De-troit has pledged $200 million to closefailing schools and open up to 70 newones by 2020. If its vision is realized, adiverse mix of charter, private and tra-ditional public schools would supplantthe status quo, leaving a smaller DPSoverseenbyDetroit’smayor andhis ap-pointed superintendent.

Detroiters won’t have to wait 10years to learn how it all comes out.Those betting their capital and reputa-tions on Detroit’s future agree thatwhat happens in the next 12monthswillmake or break the transformation.

Manypiecesmust fall into place, andquickly:

Voters will have to sanction a trans-

fer of political authority fromanelectedschool board to an elected mayor.

The city and its surrounding coun-ties will have to agree how to apportionthe cost of taxbreaks for everyone fromDMC’snewowners to tenantsofWayneCounty’s aerotropolis, and then per-suade state legislators to sanction thenew fiscal arrangements.

And the Obama administration,which has signaled its interest in De-troit’s plight by appointing an urbanpolicy czar, will have to go from being asympathetic spectator to an activepartner.

As scholarsparticipating inNewDe-troit’s recent colloquium reappraisingthe city’s history noted, Washington’sfingerprints are all over Detroit’s cur-rent predicament. In the second half ofthe 20th Century, federal initiatives tocomplete an interstate highway systemandsubsidizesuburbanhomeconstruc-tion contributed mightily to the city’sdestabilization. Vigorous federal sup-port for the private and philanthropicrevitalization efforts under way herenow is both appropriate and indispen-sible.

Detroitwasamainstayof thenation-

al economy for most of the 20th Centu-ry. Can the Obama administration pos-sibly be content to have it be a drag forthe rest of the 21st?

What everyone from the WhiteHouse to the foundations poised to in-vestunprecedentedpersonal and finan-cial resources in Detroit’s rebirth has aright to expect in return is that Detroit-ersseeking theirhelpspeakasone,oratleast in harmony. If rival factions con-tinue to spar in court over the locationandownership of anewbridge toWind-sor, if leaders in Wayne and Oaklandcan’t seal the deal on their common in-terest inanaerotropolis andhigh-speedrail line, if voters renouncea school gov-ernance scheme that assures account-ability in favor of one that preserves pa-tronage — Detroit’s golden momentwill be lost.

Investors will seek amore politicallycoherent environment in which to dobusiness. Educational reformers willdecamp to other, less fractious urbanlaboratories, and philanthropic groupswill redeploy their limited resources incommunities that have a clearer visionof their own potential.

But today, a formidable assembly ofinnovators ismassed here—here at theepicenter of America’s urban crisis,drawn by the sheer enormity of thechallenge and impatient to begin build-ing the Detroit of 2020.

Let it not be said, a decade hence,thatweDetroiters squandered thismo-ment.

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DETROIT SCHOOLSTHE PLAN: A smaller but dramatically better sys-tem under control of the mayor, with a Standardsand Accountability Commission reviewing everyschool; 54 buildings closed by 2012, 22 new or reno-

vated opening; 70 new schools by2020, 35 of them charters; a 90%graduation rate by 2020 and 9 in10 graduates going on to ad-vanced education.

WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: Educa-tion reform is critical to the

city’s ability to attract and retainfamilies. Basically, the community

has to rally around its children. Parents, teachersand other school employees must be engaged tobecome part of the overhaul. Voter and legislativeapproval is needed to abolish the school board infavor of mayoral control. Beyond foundation mon-ey, Detroit voters will be asked to pass another$500-million bond issue.

FOUNDATION INVESTMENTSTHE PLAN: The philanthropic community is in-vesting tens of millions of dollars inprojects for the betterment of Detroit,including schools, neighborhoodrevitalization, cultural institutions,the riverfront and greenways.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: The philan-thropic cooperation must be main-tained, old issues of distrust betweencity and suburbs must be erased forthe good of both, and some projects haveto show results fairly soon to be catalysts for fur-ther investment. The nonprofits and nongovern-mental organizations willing to put time and moneybehind their commitments to a better Detroit alsohave to engage city residents in their plans at everystep.

REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM,RAPID LINES:THE PLAN: Light rail on Woodward, from Jeffersonto 13 Mile. Private interests are already lined up fora total of $120 million to build the first leg — 3.4miles from Jefferson to the New Center. Expressbuses on Gratiot, Michigan and to the airport. Com-muter rail from Ann Arbor to Detroit,possibly from Detroit to Pontiac andeven Port Huron and Mt. Clemens.Better basic bus service, with ex-tended routes and increased fre-quency.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: The Legis-lature must approve a regional tran-sit authority as the governing agencyfor SMART, DDOT and any rapid-lineoperations. Washington won’t help unless the re-gion speaks with one voice on its transit needs. AnRTA then will have to win a local financial mecha-nism to operate the system—most likely somekind of regional sales tax that would also require anamendment to the state Constitution.

LARGE-SCALE DEMOLITIONOF VACANT STRUCTURESTHE PLAN: The city has 78,000 vacant houses, near-ly one in five. With population likely to be down

around 700,000 by 2020, they aren’tneeded. Mayor Dave Bing hopesto have 10,000 demolished bythe end of 2013.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: Devel-op a realistic land-use plan thatcould help secure money fromWashington to do even more.

Otherwise, target demolition ef-forts to shore up eroding middle-

class neighborhoods, such as Palmer Woods, NorthRosedale Park, the University District and BostonEdison.

GREENING OF THE CITY,URBAN FARMSTHE PLAN: The city, private foundations and com-munity activists are all studying howto expand food production withinDetroit. Urban farming is one ofmany ideas for filling up andgreening Detroit’s desolateexpanses of vacant land.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: CityCouncil needs to create a newzoning class for urban farms.Other changes — such as taxingagricultural land at a lower rate thanother property — also would boost the idea.

NEW SPORTS ARENATHE PLAN: The Ilitch family, owners ofthe Red Wings and Tigers, wouldlike to replace 30-year-old JoeLouis Arena with a new home forthe Wings and maybe even at-tract the Detroit Pistons.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: Find asite — suggestions include behindthe Ilitch-owned Fox Theatre andacross Grand River from the Ilitch-owned MotorCity Casino. Then the Ilitches and vari-ous levels of government must figure out how to payfor it.

COBO CENTERTHE PLAN: A $280-million retrofit andexpansion under a five-member re-gional authority created last year torun the convention center.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: Cobo has tobe a better facility by the 2011 AutoShow and state of the art by 2015, whenit will host an influential convention of asso-ciation executives who have a lot to say about whereother conventions are held.

DETROIT MEDICAL CENTERTHE PLAN: DMC hopes to finalize by June a $1.5-billion

deal with Vanguard, a for-profit systemthat plans to invest $850 million intoupgrading and expanding DMCfacilities. The investment is expect-ed to create 5,000 jobs.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: DMC mustsecure a state renaissance zonedesignation for 12 years free of local

and state taxes. The city and WayneCounty also have to sign off, and the

state attorney general has to approve the sale, basedon whether DMC will maintain its charitable servicemission.

SECOND BRIDGETHE PLAN: Detroit-Windsor could, by 2020, be linkedby either one or both of two new bridges over theDetroit River — a privately owned spannext to the Ambassador Bridge and apublicly owned one 2 miles west. Orongoing lawsuits and bickeringcould stymie both and reduce De-troit to a second-rate border cross-ing.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: For theprivately owned Ambassador Bridgeto build its second span, the companyneeds permits from the U.S. Coast Guard and envi-ronmental clearance from Canada. Neither will comeeasily. For the Detroit River International Crossingproject to become reality, the consortium of four gov-ernments involved needs to resolve several lawsuitsfiled by the Ambassador owners to stop the project,persuade the Legislature to authorize money for fur-ther work, and get the Canadian government to ac-quire land and do preconstruction work on its side ofthe river.

AEROTROPOLISTHE PLAN: An $11-billion investment to

turn the area around Metro Airportinto an “airport city” hub of com-merce and logistics, potentiallyemploying 64,000 people and in-cluding a rail line from the airportinto Detroit.

WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: Zoning andplanning are actually complete at the

local level in a rare example of intergov-ernmental cooperation. Wayne and Oakland countiesalso have reached accord on using tax-free renais-sance zones to help attract businesses to the aerotro-polis district. The Legislature has to complete action.

RIVERWALK, BIKE TRAILS,GREEN SPACETHE PLAN: Completing a pedestrian walk-way along the Detroit River from theAmbassador Bridge to the MacArthurBridge at Belle Isle; connecting thatto many more miles of bike and pe-destrian-friendly routes throughoutthe city.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: The DetroitRiverFront Conservancy will have theeastern section of the RiverWalk completedin 2012 if contamination issues at the former Uniroyalproperty are addressed. The west riverfront plan ison a five-year schedule; it depends on fund-raisingand addressing a few remaining ownership issues.Greenway projects elsewhere are proceeding in sec-tions — groundbreaking is set for April 15 on the Mid-town loop — and would require roughly $50 million tocomplete in full.

STATE FAIRGROUNDSTHE PLAN: Convert the propertyclosed down by the state in 2009into a year-round urban park.WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN: The Huron-Clinton Metroparks board is consid-ering the idea, which could cost from$15 million to $50 million. The state,which had hopes of selling the property to adeveloper, would have to agree to lease the site for $1a year.

Big plans for the future DetroitA CHALLENGING LIST OF PROJECTS CAN RESHAPE CITY IN THE NEXT DECADE

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WHERE THE MONEY WILL GO$850 million to be used for capital improvements to DMCVanguard Health Systems has signed a letter of intent to buy the Detroit Medical Center, assume $639 million in debtand pension contributions and another $850 million in capital improvements. Here’s how the money would be spent.

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Mayor Bing hopes to move Detroit PoliceDepartment headquarters staff out of theantiquated 1300 Beaubien building that dates to1923 and into a new or renovated structure. Atthis writing, the best guess among real estateprofessionals is that Bing will choose the formerMGM Grand casino site near Third and Michiganas the new headquarters. That structure has beenawaiting a new use since MGM Grand opened itsnew casino a block to the north in 2007.

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Closing schools creates a smaller, modernized school systemIn a sweeping 5-year, $1-billion plan, 41 school buildings and 1 support building are slated for closure in June, with another 13 to be closed by 2012. DPS officialsbased this redesign in part on Detroit’s changing neighborhoods, comparing areas of growth with areas of abandonment. Here is a look at how those buildings fit ontoa map of Detroit’s most vacant areas.

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Sources: Detroit Residential Parcel Survey; Detroit Public Schools Office of the EmergencyFinancial Manager; Building Safety and Engineering; Planning and Development Department;SHAR; Detroit Medical Center and Vanguard Health Systems; Partnership Border Study;Detroit Downtown Partnership; Detroit Riverfront Conservancy; City of Detroit

Graphics by MARTHA THIERRY,ERIC MILLIKIN, MOSES HARRIS andDAVID PIERCE/Detroit Free Press

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Recent Movement in of Young TalentRecent Movement in of Young Talent –– MillenialsMillenials // Anchor InstitutionsAnchor Institutions

Office of Foreclosure CreatedOffice of Foreclosure Created –– Foundations Targeting Abandoned PropertiesFoundations Targeting Abandoned Properties

City to Address Issue of Rightsizing the Land for Better Delivery of ServicesCity to Address Issue of Rightsizing the Land for Better Delivery of Services ––Budget Discussions, etc.Budget Discussions, etc.

DEGC and Social Compact Address the Food Dessert and Look to AttractDEGC and Social Compact Address the Food Dessert and Look to AttractRetail / NEI and Kauffman Foundation promote EntrepreneurshipRetail / NEI and Kauffman Foundation promote Entrepreneurship

OpportunitiesOpportunities

Retail / NEI and Kauffman Foundation promote EntrepreneurshipRetail / NEI and Kauffman Foundation promote Entrepreneurship

Neighborhood Stabilization Funds and Other Programs will AddressNeighborhood Stabilization Funds and Other Programs will AddressDemolition and RehabDemolition and Rehab

Skillman Foundation and others Address Preschool and HS GraduationSkillman Foundation and others Address Preschool and HS Graduation ––Revamp DPS and Promote AlternativesRevamp DPS and Promote Alternatives

CoboCobo and Light Rail Discussions May Herald Changes for Greaterand Light Rail Discussions May Herald Changes for GreaterCooperation in the FutureCooperation in the Future

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Economic RecoveryNeighborhoods, Housing

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The Demographics ofMetropolitan Detroit

Kurt MetzgerKurt MetzgerDirector

Data Driven Detroit (D3)Data Driven Detroit (D3)

August 20, 2010

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Detroit Orientation InstituteDetroit Orientation Instituteforfor

New WSU FacultyNew WSU Faculty