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It doesn't have to be this way. Perhaps with some planning and leadership, Detroit could follow Pittsburgh's example: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/11/

• pitdesi 15y ago
  Yes. See also: http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/18/can-pittsburgh-save-detroit/ http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/18/can-pittsburgh-save-de... http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/changing-gears-what-detroit-might-learn-pittsburgh http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/changing-gears-what-det... Honestly though, all of these studies harp on different things that Pittsburgh has done than Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, etc... but the main thing that Pittsburgh has that pulls it through is fine research universities (mostly CMU and Pitt). Detroit doesn't have that, and it's hard to build. Yes, Ann Arbor is only 45 minutes away... but it's really worlds away. (I went to CMU and UMich, CMU is much more Pittsburgh than UMich is Detroit)