detroit Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 23:15:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 After Declaring Bankruptcy, Detroit Attempts to Rebuild Using Green Initiatives https://www.greenoptimistic.com/after-declaring-bankruptcy-detroit-attempts-to-rebuild-using-green-initiatives-20130728/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/after-declaring-bankruptcy-detroit-attempts-to-rebuild-using-green-initiatives-20130728/#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2013 23:14:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39942 In January, a study group announced a long-term plan called the Detroit Future City (DFC) framework in an attempt to save the city from further urban decay that originated ten years ago and culminated in bankruptcy last week. Over the past 10 years, Detroit has seen 40% of its population reduced to poverty, 33% of […]

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