Urban Decay In Detroit

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The past is no longer with us, but what we did with is still present because the damage is not erased maybe the damage of the past is even stronger than ever. Detroit embellished the American Dream the land of opportunity and growth, today it has become a symbol of urban decay (Detroit 2012). Detroit keeps crumbling down and it does not look like it will be going back up anytime soon. Detroit's infrastructure is crumbling and the city is operating at $300 million dollars short of municipal sustainability (Detroit 2012). The city is far from what it use to be and it keeps falling. The fall of a city starts when it begins to lose it’s people and I like I mentioned before it loses people everyday; people leave because of crime, unemployment, and poor infrastructure of the city. …show more content…

The biggest problem with not having a sophisticated public infrastructure is that it promotes sprawl. Since so many people in the Motor City owned a car, they all moved away, opting to live in the suburbs and just commuting to downtown for work. Additionally, as people moved out, businesses eventually followed, leading to even fewer opportunities in this once great city (Detroit 2012). After all who moved away the only ones left were those of low class. The gangs and poor of the city were what was left and till this day it is not enough to keep the city running like it should. Unemployment and other factors cause people to reach their limit and decide it is okay to rob those who have a little more than they do. It also leads to selling illegal substances both of these are classified as crimes. Once a person begins committing a crime it’s just matter of time for theme to start committing violent crimes which leads to jail. Today with a population of 707,096 it is at 2% the safest city; theres is a 79.15% annual crime rate (Crime Rate). It is considered to be one of the most dangerous cities in

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