Case Study: The City Of Detroit

The candidates in this debate were Mayor Mike Duggan (58) and challenger Coleman Young II (35). The respect towards each other could not be seen based off how the debate went. I would assume that both had no respect for each other because both candidates were throwing jabs at each from the start of the debate to the end and both accused each other of false accusations. For example, Young called for “better banking ordinances” for neighborhoods to increase investment. Duggan responded with saying that “In 10 years, the senator hasn’t done a darn thing to help develop businesses in the city”.

It is interesting to know that workers from Canada are one of the largest resources for the automobile industry in Detroit. When the city as tremendous as Detroit, it takes numerous manpower to support the development. There is also elaborate support system as housing, schools, and restaurants to support the growth of the community. On the other hand, if the companies in the city are expanding or downsizing and moving out from the city. It does not only affect the economy of the city itself; the cities around would b suffered as well. Tax reduction for the businesses and the people who used to lived in the city will because such a major issues. These issues make the city of Detroit because vulnerable and traumatized.

Detroit is a city on the rise. It has a reputation as being a dangerous and unpleasant city. Some people even say, “why would you ever want to live in Detroit.” The city of Detroit may have been in bad shape in the past, but with new businesses popping up and a new sports arena opening, Detroit is far from a dead city. This got me thinking about the history of Detroit, and as a result, I developed a research question that asks

Detroit’s bankruptcy filing sent a cold chill down my back as I read the article. Detroit is the largest city in the United States to file for bankruptcy ever. Although Detroit might be the largest city ever to file for bankruptcy, it is definitely not the only city to file for Chapter 9. Other cities that join Detroit on the Chapter 9 list would include Jefferson, AL; Stockton, CA; Harrisburg, PA; San Bernardino, CA; Mammoth Lakes, CA; Central Falls, RI and Boise County, ID. Between these eight broke cities Mammoth Lakes, Harrisburg and Boise County were amongst those that were dismissed. The “Chapter 9 list” of cities has racked up billions of dollars cumulatively in liabilities which has resulted in the citizens ' requests for relief

Detroit was once one of America’s biggest and most important cities. Motor City, home to most car manufacturers in America. Had a thriving economy with all the manufacturing jobs involving automobiles. This city of 1.8 million people in 1950, is now only about 700,000. The death of Detroit was caused by many factors. Especially the changing job market and industry relocation. Many companies moved away from Detroit, either into the suburbs or other countries it was cheaper to produce products in. This lead to a massive population decline in Detroit. The next cities to suffer this, Seattle and Portland.

In 2008 and the years after, the auto industry along with most other industries suffered greatly due to the recession. This impacted Detroit, the Motor City, greatly. Thousands of people were out of work, many companies leaving the area, and the overall moral of the city changed.

Even after reading Mark Binelli 's book Detroit City is the Place to Be, it is difficult to believe that the city he is writing about exists here in the United States. This is after all, an economically prosperous, first world country. What Binelli so vividly describes is a place that could very well exist in some third world country. A third world slum-like city that boasts of not only one, but two professional sports teams. It is intriguing to ponder the whys and how’s of Detroit 's condition and failure to thrive. Despite the best intentions by those tasked with reviving and restoring this city to an at least functional state (the best that could seemingly be hoped for), Detroit seems to continuously decline. Binelli takes the reader through the sequences of events and causes that moved Detroit from a nineteenth century economically prosperous city, to a present day ghost of what once was.

The largest automotive company in the world was General Motors, until they went bankrupt, laying off thousands of workers . From being the motor city/industrial city of America to being the murder capital and now one of the most bankrupt with city in America is astonishing.Recently in the news I have seen the Detroit is still struggling from issues that resulted from these large automotive companies in Detroit. Detroit has suffered greatly as one of the real estate investors in the video explains, he buys and sells houses. He stated, "this house 5 to 6 years ago would've been worth $160,000 but now I just sold it for $56,000. The cost of houses has depreciated in the city. . What was surprising to me is that there is a car that runs on water vapors but this car won't be available to the commercial public until a years to come . Additionally, when it becomes available to the public it will be highly expensive. In the video, a man stated that if there is no positive increase in revenue from these “greener cars” then they will halt on the project . Automotive companies want a positive revenue increase when they're selling their greener cars. If you're buying green car that runs on water vapor it means that you won't purchase gas which means gas industry would decrease which means the automotive companies would decrease in revenue which is a negative cycle that these companies won't adopt . A once bright eyed, industrial city to a bankrupt wasteland is mind boggling. In the end, the people of Detroit still have hope that they may one day grasped the idea of an American

Founded in 1701 by nearly 100 French settlers, Pontchartrain du Detroit was not doomed to bankruptcy. Located near epicenters of trade including the Canadian Border and the -Detroit River and rich in resources Detroit, from a geographic sense, was a city established on lands destined to prosper. Turning into an industrial powerhouse in the 20th century, the city saw an enormous boom in both population and industrial prosperity with the growth of the iron stove, railroad car, and ship building industries. It wasn’t until auto manufacturing renaissance initiated with the founding of Henry Ford Co. in 1910 that Detroit began it’s nearly 100 year long descent

It is however, important to note that everybody have a weakness, and the same remains true when referring to a cities infrastructure. The most astounding reason for the quick decline of Detroit was the closure of many automotive factories and the deterioration of the American auto industry. Detroit was a city with everything going for it. Its quick economic growth in the early 20th century had a lot to do with its geographical location. It was located close to the nations major coal and iron distributors and it was easily accessible by water via the Detroit River. Edmund Wilson wrote in a critique of Detroit, “You can see here, as it is impossible to do in a more varied and complex city, the whole structure of an industrial society.” Wilson elegantly notes that Detroit depends entirely on the automotive industry as its source of sustainability where other cities have a more diversified industrial scene. At the beginning of the 20th century Detroit 's auto industry began. Henry Ford opened the Ford Motor company in 1903 and

The City of Grand Prairie was incorporated in 1909; however, the community was first recognized under the name Dechman in 1863 after its founder, Alexander McRae Dechman. Ironically, the first post office in town opened in 1877 under the name “Deckman” because a employee at the U.S. Post Office could not read the writing on the form. Later in 1877 the name of the town changed to Grand Prairie.

On July 18, 2013, Detroit filed Chapter 9 bankruptcy and make it become the largest municipal bankruptcy in United States history. The center of the automobile industry in the United States currently famous with the stereotype as ‘the ghost city’ – the worst city in the state where people don’t want to come with $ 18 billion debt. There are three main factors behind Detroit bankruptcy, they lost their revenue sources, they spend too much, and the government failure. The following below is the explanations of these three factors.

West Grand Neighborhood Organization and it’s partnership with ATPA has been reciprocal in nature, benefiting both ATPA and our neighborhood. We want to ensure the program continues to be successful not only for our neighbors but also the state of Michigan.

This essay aims to examine the role of the mayor in regards to the politics of local government in Ontario. The process of the development of public policy has shifted considerably during the last few decades. Due to the advent of globalization and of social media, public sector decision making has expanded to include more stakeholders than ever before. As a result, mayors have come under significant pressures to engage not only political actors in decision making, but also communities and individuals as well, which changes the way that they operate in their public role. This indicates that the idea of municipal governance may also be changing within the minds of citizens. This essay will draw on a case study based on the city of Mississauga and its needs from the mayor and city council. This essay strives to provide insight into the process of developing a strong mayoral strategy using the example of the city of Mississauga, looking at its current and future plans for development. The thesis of this essay is that the role of the mayor is to act as a local and global ambassador for the

As a city manager one must constantly make decisions that affect thousands of people. Every decision is important however, budget decisions tend to be decisions that bring conflict and uncertainty. When the humble city of Louisville, managed to raise a surplus of million dollars, the city as a whole, to include city Council and the public was extremely excited. Not only because a surplus is a great challenge in this economy, but because a million dollars could go back into the community and help this wonderful city of Louisville. Unfortunately the million dollars will not go very far in today’s economy. We currently have two groups that have expressed their desire to obtain the surplus. The first group is comprised of the Louisville