Government could take an active role and redefine zoning laws to allow for agricultural areas in some formerly urban areas. Other cities in Michigan have done

Government could take an active role and redefine zoning laws to allow for agricultural areas in some formerly urban areas. Other cities in Michigan have done something similar: Flint started a program to assist moving residents out of sparsely populated, heavily foreclosed areas, into more densely populated areas, consolidating people and turning abandoned neighborhoods into parkland.