City of Southfield Analysis The following City of Southfield Analysis is sourced from the City of Southfield, Michigan Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2016. The City of Southfield is comprised of over 26 square miles of abundant natural beauty, well maintained homes and neighborhoods and majestic skyscrapers. Southfield offers a complete living community, featuring a nationally recognized public-school system, several private and parochial schools and numerous colleges and universities. Conveniently located in Oakland County, Southfield is not only the Center of It All™ geographically, but also the business center of southeast Michigan. With a daytime population nearing 175,000, over 27 million square …show more content…
10, U.S. 24, M-39, M-10 and many other major highways, Southfield is centrally located for convenient access to businesses, their customers and suppliers. Its central location places Southfield just 20 minutes away from almost anywhere in metro Detroit, including Metropolitan Airport, downtown Detroit, and the international borders of Canada. The City of Southfield remains an important international business community with approximately 25 percent of all Oakland County’s businesses and international firms and nearly half of all its Japanese firms. Southfield is also proud to be home to more than 73,000 residents and a wide variety of housing options, from single family homes and condominiums to townhomes and apartments. Residents, businesses and visitors alike come to Southfield for its central location, great recreational opportunities and easy access to all southeastern Michigan. It is no coincidence that the City of Southfield was named one of the nation’s most livable metro area suburbs by Forbes magazine for its large commercial district, affordable housing, quality schools and safe …show more content…
The project represents a $12 million investment, which is part of an overall $100 million infrastructure investment in roads and bridges throughout the city over the next ten years. After much initial groundwork securing funding and developing plans, the Evergreen Road Improvement Project officially began in June of 2014. The Project involved the total reconstruction of a one-mile segment of Evergreen Road between 10 and 11 Mile from the previous six and seven lane road into a four-lane boulevard with a roundabout at Evergreen and Civic Center Drive and a roundabout at Evergreen and the north Municipal Campus
The population for the State of Ohio was compared in an annual estimate of the population for Ohio Counties: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006. According
MSTT met with Tabitha to assess her desired outcome from this situation. Tabitha explained to MSTT her desired outcome is to move to South Carliona. Tabitha stated she have been looking for a job in South Carliona and have already been in touch with a school out there for her daughters. She explained her and T.j will be moving to South Carolina and living with his sister until they are able to find an apartment. She stated she believe this is best for her at this time to get away from her mother and the boys father. Tabitha desired outcome is to have the boys remain with their father and she'll have him raise them from this point on.
In the town of Longtown, Ohio, all races have mixed freely for nearly 200 years. This early integration town was founded by James Clemens, a freed slave from Virginia. People there have married and befriended each other no matter the color of their skin. These conditions are outstanding considering the racism outside the town at the time. We can learn from these people living in almost perfect harmony by not judging anyone by anything else other than their character. In paragraph 4 of the article “Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200 years”, the Connor Keiser states, “We were the usual Longtown family. We all looked different, and we were taught that color didn’t matter.” Keiser demonstrates how when he grew up around different colored people, no one cared. They just became friends and lived peacefully because happiness and harmony doesn’t have to be a result of segregation. Another piece of evidence that demonstrates this is in paragraph 21 when the author states, “The Tigers’ appearance often confounded opponents.
Detroit is seen today as on the rise, but that is also only one side of the story. Downtown Detroit is seeing improvement; and the theory is that you build up downtown to help rebuild the entire city. But we cannot repeat the same mistakes, such as what happened with the people mover where it was supposed to connect the most impoverished communities, and downtown but follow through was never there, and the people mover mostly connects downtown Detroit.
4. The title of the play Our Town is not just speaking of the small town in the book, but all other towns as well. Its families and events are universal, and can relate to anyone. For example, in the very beginning of the play the Stage Manager introduces the play and its setting. He states, “This play is called ‘Our Town.’ It was written by Thornton Wilder … The name of the town is Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire … Here’s the grocery store and here’s Mr. Morgan’s drugstore … Public School’s over yonder. High School’s still father over. Quarter of nine mornings, noontimes, and three o’clock afternoons, the hull town can hear the yelling and screaming from those schoolyards … Nice town, y’know what I mean?” By describing the different places and people of the town the book makes the town relatable to the
The project heads in a northeast direction beginning at the intersection with County Highway M (station 1+00) and ending at the designated end of project (station 78+69.31). A new horizontal and vertical alignment were designed based on a design speed of 55 mph and a superelevation rate of 6%. The calculated minimum radius for each of the three curves designed was 1065 feet. The new design for the roadway meets the maximum grade restriction of 5% for a rural arterial. The stopping sight distance requirements calculated
There are many beautiful locations in Michigan, urban to rural, wild to serene… Picture this reader, majestic buildings, looming high, streets packed with cars of every shape, size and color. An immense stadium off in the distance, a tremendous roaring coming from it. This is Detroit, largest city in Michigan, Car Capital of the world and
The beliefs of the north and the south differed greatly and conflicted with each other. They were two opposite sides of the political spectrum. The south emphasized states having lots of power and wanted slavery because they believed it was their right to own slaves, in their eyes, the central government had no right to interfere. The north was against slavery and believed it was immoral and slave were people. The north represented equality and emphasized equal rights. Since the northern and southern states needed balance, two states were admitted at a time, one free state and one slave state. Mainly, conflicts against slavery triggered the civil war, which led to 600,000 Americans dying.
This particular reading assignment and the correlating group discussion really intrigued me to include it as a journal entry because one particularly interesting point was made while sharing our statements found in the book that are still prevalent in present day. In her book, A Voice from the South, Anna Julia Cooper stated, “All I claim is that there is a feminine as well as a masculine side to truth; that these are related not as inferior and superior, not as better or worse, not as weaker and stronger, but as complements” (“A Voice from the South” 277). I would say that this is very prevalent in present day. There are many statistics reported in the United States comparing single mother households and married households that support the
There has always been a demand for roads in the United States as roads are essential in the development of a nation. The national interstate highway system was America’s solution for the need of a road system that would stretch from coast to coast. The United States Interstate Highway System is a landmark project and often considered one of the greatest public works projects in American history by making travel by automobile faster, cheaper, safer and more convenient. New roads have been a necessity on our country ever since Henry Ford began to produce the automobile back in in 1903.
When reading The South vs. The South I come across the problem that the white Southerners had with the Republican wanting to free slaves. The problem persisted as the war continued. The view of white Southerners and Republicans which were led by the president Lincoln were different.
Over the last three decades several United States auto jobs have migrated to the South. Some of the things that have attracted these auto giants to these Southern States is the cost of living and operating advantages which far surpass those of their Northern counterparts, which also attract more white-collar workers. The Volvo plant is no different, their goal for building in South Carolina is an attempt to re-focus it US market share, which had long diminished. Although having these auto giants, such as Volvo come in to these small rural towns to encourage growth and development, what effect does it really have in the community?
Teaford examines twelve cities from 1940 to 1485 and the problems they faced. He also analyzes the ideas that those cities put into practice in order to repair these cities back into working order. He states that the main issue is urban decline and it resulted from things like population growth and manufacturing jobs moving the suburbs. He details the strategies taken and the hope that the auto industry would create a financial boom that would bring change the city into a more thriving epicenter of commerce. Unfortunately, with the jobs moving to suburbs the population followed. So instead of the cities improving the suburbs improved instead. This lead to the cities Crime and racial tensions increasing. This was followed by abandonment of city
According to the US Census Bureau, in the year 2000 the City of Brownsville was 83.01 sq. mi., today, the city encompasses 146.3 sq. mi. This growth has been one of Public Works biggest challenges. This development translates into an expanded service area, which puts a strain on Public Works’ other divisions to keep up with the new areas to be serviced while still dealing with inherited situations. In effect it generates longer waiting periods to address our citizen’s needs as well as our departmental goals. As the City continues to experience rapid population growth it demands more services and more from the services provided.
The Theme of Small Town Southern Life When one thinks of the South, several cultural traits come to mind. The South is best known for its agriculture, family pride, and mannerisms, especially when it comes to the female population. In To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, this culture and small town way of life plays a large part in the story, considering that the setting is in 1930’s Maycomb County, Alabama. By enhancing the plot through the use of Southern traditions, the story seems more realistic and makes it historically accurate, due to the forms of racism and hatred, and the code of conduct in the south at the time.