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Is Blotting the Best Solution for Shrinking Cities?
In places like Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago, homeowners are being encouraged to expand the footprint of their properties
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Detroit's New Bridge Is Going Nowhere
A local billionaire is bent on keeping control of Detroit's main connection to Canada, even if he has to stall the development of a new one indefinitely
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Another Reason to Stop Building New Homes: Job Creation
Repairing existing residential buildings produces about 50 percent more jobs than building new ones
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When Mass Transit Riders Attack
Abuse of transit workers by passengers is rising in many cities - do service cuts and fare hikes play a factor?
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An Oil Company Buys Out an Entire ZIP Code
One Detroit refinery's unusual approach to reducing negative health effects
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Where the Poorest Americans Live
After dropping for nearly a decade, the number of Americans living in extreme poverty is on the rise
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Battling Detroit's Arson Epidemic
With so many vacant buildings, firefighters in Detroit are among the busiest in the nation. A new documentary sets out to tell their story
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Reimagining the Downtown Casino
Cincinnati's first casino will incorporate a consciously urban design
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Affordable Housing That Doesn't Scream 'Affordable'
Free from stigma and institutional homogeneity, these good looking buildings are in a class by themselves
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Rustbelt Baseball Fans: A Little Less Miserable?
Three Midwestern MLB teams with modest payrolls outlasted everyone else this year
