Anthony Furey: One Canadian City’s Plan for Urban Renewal

Anthony Furey: One Canadian City’s Plan for Urban Renewal
Traffic crosses the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit, Michigan, (L) into Windsor, Ontario, in a file photo. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio
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Detroit was for the longest time known across North America as a city in considerable decline. Residents and businesses fled the downtown core, crime soared, and the city developed a reputation as one of the last major American cities a family would want to move to or that a business would want to invest in.