Mark Bittman of the New York Times calls Detroit a model of "self-reliance and growth," citing the residents ability to look within the city for solutions to challenges posed by a shrinking population. The key to Detroit's recent successes, Bittman argues, is food. The city's food system is integrated with a sense of justice, community, and a commitment to smart land use that unifies residents across race and socioeconomic boundaries. "If the journey is as important as the destination, Detroit is already succeeding," Bittman suggests.
Read full story at the New York Times
More from the week in urbanism:
SFMOMA Addition Design Being Revealed Soon
In anticipation for the release of the SFMOMA addition designs on Wednesday, John King gives readers the tools they will need to critique the proposed building plans from an architectural perspective.
Read full story at SF Gate:
Urbanisation
An interactive map shows how the world's cities have grown over the past half-century.
Read full story at BBC News:
Why Does Seattle Have So Many Bleak Public Spaces?
Lawrence Cheek explores Seattle's public spaces only to find that many of them are dreary and uninviting, some of which go virtually unused for those reasons.
Read full story at Crosscut: