My friend’s grandmother once said: “I’m too poor to buy cheap things”. Detroit is too poor to afford cheap, band-aid solutions such as Light Train or BRT. We need the state of the art, undeground rapid transit system (Metro) that will serve our needs for years to come. Read More>
Detroit as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Detroit may have started small (with 51 people), but it has always dreamed big. Shortly, dreams became reality and Detroit could toast its accomplishments by acquiring the status of the “it” city in so many facets of life. Read More>
Bells and Whistles Historic Renovation
Information to come soon.
City Beautiful Movement
The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy concerning North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of using beautification and monumental grandeur in cities. The movement, which was originally associated mainly with Chicago, Detroit, and Washington, D.C. promoted beauty not only for its own sake, but also to create moral and civic virtue among urban populations. Read More >
Prevention of the Demolition-by-Neglect
To stop demolition of Detroit we need demolition-by-neglect ordinance that will establish penalties for governmental bodies and private citizens who frivolously destroy our cultural patrimony. Read More>
Bad Governance at Work -- Blackout
Bad Governance at Work. This is Woodward Street -- the main street in Detroit. It is a living testament to Detroit’s City Council – dysfunction, incompetence, and total disregard of Detroit’s citizens. As you can see the lights are off. After years of financial abuse, the city bourgeoisie (City Council) has no money to pay for electricity… but it has money to pay itself.
Detroit’s City Council is one of the most expensive in the nation. Each council member earns receives $73,181. Charles Pugh, the council president, earns gets $76,911. Don’t forget extended holidays and benefits! Each council member uses more than $700,000 a year to hire employees and set up an office. They cost us about $13 million a year.
Nobody knows what they need staff and offices for, as they are elected at large and have no executive responsibility.
On the other hand, Phoenix, AZ, is home to 1,445,632 people, double of Detroit, and has only 8 part-time city council members. They earn less than 30K. Detroit has 9 full-time council members. Read more>
Motor City Horse Force
Rare sight of the Motor City Horse Force (Detroit Mounted Police) in Downtown Detroit, March 2012. Unfortunately, my camera was set up at 320x240 fps.
Link to their website: http://www.motorcityhorseforce.org/
