Im having a tough time picking between: "Any development is good development and we should be happy and supportive" vs. "Dude just put a measly amount of money compared to the hundreds of millions required for a full restoration of the building". Not to mention that THAT particular neighborhood around the Packard has an extremely long way to go.
So while we can be happy that development is actually taking place, we also want to be conscious that there are many factors contributing to Detroit being "back".
I think the material point is that Rome wasn't built in a day. So why would any other city be built in a day?
I think it is unreasonable for people to expect a city to be built in a decade. Not only is that sort of building not sustainable, it also leads to flat out bad long term planning with respect to infrastructure and logistics.
Im having a tough time picking between: "Any development is good development and we should be happy and supportive" vs. "Dude just put a measly amount of money compared to the hundreds of millions required for a full restoration of the building". Not to mention that THAT particular neighborhood around the Packard has an extremely long way to go.
So while we can be happy that development is actually taking place, we also want to be conscious that there are many factors contributing to Detroit being "back".