Learning from Detroit, the City of Ruin
Posted Thu, Oct 8, 6 a.m.
A city that defines urban decline was once like Seattle, built on a dominant transportation industry. Can it become a laboratory for urban reinvention?
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Chuck Wolfe
| Active since: | August 2009 |
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| Bio: | Chuck Wolfe, a Seattle environmental and land-use attorney, holds a master's degree in regional planning. He blogs at myurbanist. |