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Move Detroit
- saghm 6mo agoBased on the domain, I expected this to be about literally moving Detroit somehow, either figuratively by relocating things or literally by physically moving the land (like Marble Hill but at a much larger scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Hill,_Manhattan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Hill,_Manhattan)
- bpt3 6mo agoI thought they might be trying to relocate the government, as in annex some unincorporated land nearby, deannex some or all of the current city, and start over.
- Hasslequest 6mo ago[dead]
- throw-the-towel 6mo agoThe Swedish city of Kiruna has been moving for quite some years now. Here they're shown moving the church: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L71HKb8U-Y0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L71HKb8U-Y0
- dmux 6mo agoAnd here I thought it was an initiative to get Detroiters to be more active!
- MathMonkeyMan 6mo agoDetroit is moving southwest along with the rest of the [North American tectonic plate][1]. It's not moving relative to surrounding cities, though. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_plate#Plate_motion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_plate#Plate_mot...
- saghm 6mo agoIt's also moving through time at a rate of one second per second (but similarly not relative to the surrounding cities).
- MathMonkeyMan 6mo agoI was wondering about its reference frame as compared to surrounding cities, but I don't know if the difference could be measured. They are accelerating in different directions (towards the Earth, primarily).
- mplanchard 6mo agoWas thinking it might be about the people mover! https://www.thepeoplemover.com/ https://www.thepeoplemover.com/
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- whalesalad 6mo agoNot needed! All that hyperbole around Detroit is way overblown.
- jen20 6mo agoI can second that. I spend a lot of time in Detroit and its suburbs (though don't live there) and have yet to feel unsafe despite dire warnings from all kinds of people. There are definitely areas to avoid, but that is equally true of New York City or San Francisco.
- whalesalad 6mo agoI used to live at 8th and Mission in SF. 10000x sketchier than Detroit.
- t-3 6mo ago> There are definitely areas to avoid Not even areas really, just activities. Don't get involved in gangs or drugs and you'll never have any problem. One nice thing about the Motor City is that sidewalks are empty, because if you had any money you would be driving. I've walked and biked all around the city and metro, you're more likely to be hurt by a pothole on a street with no lights than by muggers or whatever people are afraid of.
- AxEy 6mo agoI'm not trying to be snarky here, I'm genuinely considering moving north, and am curious: > "sidewalks are empty, because if you had any money you would be driving." Not sure this makes me feel safer. I'm guessing you're not suggesting that everyone has money, so why are the sidewalks empty exactly? Also would you say that Detroit is "walkable"?
- bpt3 6mo agoSo an average of about $1600 to move to a place with a historically corrupt and incompetent local government, high crime, poor schools, dated infrastructure, and limited higher education access? They'd need to add at least 2 zeroes to the end of that number to have any impact.
- ninkendo 6mo ago> limited higher education access Michigan has some of the best universities in the country, dunno what you’re talking about. University of Michigan is 45 minutes away and it’s ranked #23 in the world according to https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankin...
- bpt3 6mo agoYes UM is a good school, but it's not in the city. It's one of the many reasons the suburbs or Ann Arbor itself are much more appealing. And that's one world class university in the entire region. Compare that to Boston, SF, LA, DC, Chicago, Pittsburgh and others.
- mklyachman 6mo agoPittsburgh mentioned
- ninkendo 6mo agoI mean if you’re going to say the university has to be literally within city limits, then I don’t see how Boston counts either (Harvard and MIT are in Cambridge) or SF (Stanford is a longer drive than Ann Arbor is from Detroit), or LA (UCLA is a nightmare of a drive from downtown). Are we really going to split hairs and say Ann Arbor doesn’t count as nearby Detroit but Stanford counts as nearby SF? Come on. The Detroit metropolitan area includes Ann Arbor, it’s in the same commute range. Yes if your main goal is to attend a university, you should live closer than the nearby metropolis, regardless of which university you choose. It doesn’t mean Detroit has “limited higher education access”. And there’s plenty of other quality universities nearby. Michigan has a lot of faults but lack of quality universities isn’t one of them. Unless your standards are “it’s not Stanford or Harvard”, in which case you’re just being unreasonable.
- qmarchi 6mo agoI'll get asked where I identify as "from" since I've moved around a lot as a kid, and without fail I'll respond 'Detroit'. There's so much history and culture to explore; along with tons of huge parks. If I had to leave Tokyo, would definitely be up there.
- nosmokewhereiam 6mo agoGo for their Techno: Movement fest is a pilgrimage!
- boredemployee 6mo agoor go for moodymann!
- wotsdat 6mo ago[dead]
- rattlesnakedave 6mo ago$1000 to move to Detroit is an incredible lowball.
- jen20 6mo agoWhy? It's a fine city to live in, if you can deal with the cold a few months a year.
- rattlesnakedave 6mo ago$1000 to move ANYWHERE is already a lowball. Much less to a city that consistently ranks among the top 5 most dangerous large US cities by violent crime, has brutal winters, and a blight problem.
- wenc 6mo agoI recommend visiting Detroit to update your priors. I first visited in 2000 and it was blighted. I visited again in 2025 and it’s actually nice (downtown Detroit and surroundings). There’s even a Microsoft office there.
- analogpixel 6mo agoRobocop and ed209 have really cleaned the place up.
- SilverElfin 6mo agoOne surprising thing is how quickly it got blighted. Felt like just a few years. I wonder why that is
- jen20 6mo ago> One surprising thing is how quickly it got blighted. I don't think this is actually true - either that it happened quickly, or that how quickly it happened was a surprise. Detroit (the city, which was always the "problem") depopulated from the 1950s onwards as the major industry moved to the suburbs, and the effects were obvious even in the 1960s. It took another 40-50 years to hit the bottom though. That said, the population is now growing again (since 2021).
- bobomonkey 6mo agoBe really careful about cheap Detroit homes as they can come with a backlog of property taxes.
- throwawayk7h 6mo agodo they mean move "to" detroit...?
- twostorytower 6mo ago$1,000? They can't be serious?
- mulmen 6mo agoSay Nice Things About Detroit. I love Detroit. A city overflowing with history and character. The thing that struck me the most about Detroit was the pride. The people who live there love their city in a way I have not seen elsewhere. I encourage everyone to visit. It was nothing like what I expected. My roots are firmly planted in Seattle now but just a few years ago I was seriously considering a move. If I ever left here Detroit is high on my list.
- Nifty3929 6mo agoCan we add the word "to" to the title? Or how about "program to incent people to move to Detroit"
- srslyTrying2hlp 6mo agoThe corruption and city tax are worse than the crime (in nice areas like downtown or midtown. But really its the city tax. I wonder if you can Delaware your LLC or something to avoid it.
- marcus_holmes 6mo agoAs an non-American, looking from the outside, I find Detroit's saga incredibly sad and a little strange. When I was a kid, Detroit was a symbol of US industry and engineering. All those huge muscle cars. That kind of Mad Max Road Warrior attitude (yeah, I know that's Aussie, but that same attitude). Now it's a symbol of US decline, I think. It's strange to me that the USA let this happen, or that it didn't have the power to stop it happening. It would be like the UK allowing Oxford or Cambridge to become a slum, the universities moving away and the old buildings becoming derelict. Or the Sydney Opera House going vacant and letting squatters move in. There's something very, very symbolic about Detroit, then and now. Just my opinion. Apologies if it offends, that is not my intent.
- cal_dent 6mo agoThe UK did do that to large swathes of Northern England. Changing times comes for everyone in the end
- marcus_holmes 6mo agoAgreed, and I'm sure at one time the UK was seen as an industrial and mining powerhouse and people raised with that image would be sad at the change. But by the time Thatcher trashed the North that wasn't really true any more. I don't think the UK went from an industrial giant to a desolate wasteland in a single generation like Detroit did. I could be wrong, though.
- lmm 6mo ago> I don't think the UK went from an industrial giant to a desolate wasteland in a single generation like Detroit did. I could be wrong, though. Glasgow went from a prosperous shipbuilding town to the heroin capital of Europe. Sheffield also collapsed fairly dramatically with the loss of the steel industry, though maybe it didn't quite fall so far.
- volemo 6mo ago> Sheffield also collapsed fairly dramatically with the loss of the steel industry Nah, Sheffield is supported by their main export — Doctor Who’s companions. :D
- segmondy 6mo agoIf you are young, you definitely should consider Detroit. 4.5 hrs drive to Toronto, 4.5 hrs to Chicago, 3 hrs to Columbus and Cleveland. 45 minutes to Ann Arbor. Growing up in Detroit, I partied hard in these locations with my friend. Friday if we were not local, we would head out to one of these cities and go party. If you are into water, lots of lakes, local beaches, if you are into hiking, lots of trails. Wanna ski? Got it. Foodie? Unbelievable great spots, tons of ethnic food. Get to know people and discover those hole in the wall joints that are amazing. The only reason not to stay in the Detroit area is if you can't find a job, but if you can get a job and work remote? Worth it.
- esbranson 6mo agoIts metropolitan area major economic indicators still look brutal. Its peak unemployment rate was almost 24% during COVID when its labor force participation rate went to 43.5%. That means only 33% of adults were employed in periods during COVID... Now it is closer to 46.6% of adults working. That's the best of times for the Detroit area.