As a local, it is encouraging that what the pilot sees from the air, I also see from the ground: > From the air today, the decline appears to be slowing. The s

As a local, it is encouraging that what the pilot sees from the air, I also see from the ground: > From the air today, the decline appears to be slowing. The spaces once covered in rubble are cleared and mowed. Open green spaces, along with new community gardens and orchards, look almost bucolic against the downtown skyline. From my plane, I sense the potential for resurgence in these areas. > I think that the inner ring of Detroit will win out in the long run, as cities are and will continue to be the greenest places to live on a per-capita basis. It is really, really hard to bring a city back from this, but it is happening here.