Comments on: Lessons from Europe: Turino, The Detroit of Italy

By: Special K

Special K — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:41:58 +0000

Looks like Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is taking a delegation to Turin.

Wonder if he got the idea from us? Hahaha…

http://www.freep.com/article/201011121313/NEWS01/101112032

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The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » Midwest Miscellany — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:53:54 +0000

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By: Sean Posey

Sean Posey — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:25:54 +0000

One thing that really separates deindustrializied areas in Europe versus cities in America would be problems more exclusive to our societal makeup: White flight, racial strife, cities versus suburbs. For example, a quick look at some of the recent historical literature on Detroit is centered on theses issues of toxic racial relations and the growth of suburbs: “The Origins of the Urban Crisis”, by Thomas Sugrue, “Made in Detroit”, a first person account of Detroit from a white perspective, and “Detroit: I Do Mind Dying”, a look at black revolutionaries and industry.

By: HHF3

HHF3 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:01:35 +0000

I wish I had been able to see more of the presentations. The part I saw focused on reuse of industrial infrastructure. They had the usual rails-to-trails type projects as well as some more innovative ones.

By: Special K

Special K — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:05:00 +0000

It sounds like there are some really strong parrallels to Detroit and its problems, both economic and political.

It’s good to see Cleveland State bringing us lessons from Europe. I have wondered how industrialized nations like Germany, Italy, etc. deal with factory closings.