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Posted by CMStPnP on Monday, May 11, 2015 4:39 PM

MidlandMike
 Of course, such a mega-project is unlikely in Detroit.

Detroit is going to have money to spend once it exits it's reorganization at some point.     They are making some pretty good business decisions via the Mayor's office and Trustee, from my observation.    Don't count them out for the future and once Detroit emerges from bankruptcy, it might actually have some money to spend.   Though I would agree that big of a tunneling project is probably not going to be on anyones mind.

Detroit does have a solid core of Industrial Base and Corporate HQ in and around the city, if the reorg is done right it can return to a vibrant city again.

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Posted by Norm48327 on Monday, May 11, 2015 5:56 PM

I don't know of anyone in Michigan holding their breath waiting for that to happen.

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Posted by CMStPnP on Monday, May 11, 2015 6:54 PM

Norm48327

I don't know of anyone in Michigan holding their breath waiting for that to happen.

Yeah, that doesn't surprise me and thats part of Michigan's problem internally with Detroit.     They should have forced the city into bankruptcy decades ago instead of allowing it to limp along with various aid packages.  

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Posted by A McIntosh on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:50 PM

CMStPnP
 
Norm48327

I don't know of anyone in Michigan holding their breath waiting for that to happen.

 

Yeah, that doesn't surprise me and thats part of Michigan's problem internally with Detroit.     They should have forced the city into bankruptcy decades ago instead of allowing it to limp along with various aid packages.  

 

Keep in mind that Pittsburgh was all but written off some decades ago when the steel industry declined. Today it is quite a vibrant city.

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