http://weburbanist.com/2009/08/13/8_cities_abandonment_deserted_modern/ Urban Culture, Alternative Art and Wonders of the World Thu, 24 May 2012 17:05:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://weburbanist.com/2009/08/13/8_cities_abandonment_deserted_modern/comment-page-1/#comment-143385 woodblog » Blog Archive » tumbleweeds Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:06:01 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=12258#comment-143385 [...] this description seems to describe much of the city of St. Louis. Recently I read an article listing 8 cities that might not make it, St. louis was just behind Detroit (at #2) in the ranking. [...] [...] this description seems to describe much of the city of St. Louis. Recently I read an article listing 8 cities that might not make it, St. louis was just behind Detroit (at #2) in the ranking. [...]

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2009/08/13/8_cities_abandonment_deserted_modern/comment-page-1/#comment-135814 Ben Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:44:16 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=12258#comment-135814 St Louis is an interesting example since much of the urban sprawl doesn't feed tax money into the city due to the county line division and poor area tax location. As people leave the city and invest in suburban life the city is losing money at an extravagant rate. St Louis is an interesting example since much of the urban sprawl doesn’t feed tax money into the city due to the county line division and poor area tax location. As people leave the city and invest in suburban life the city is losing money at an extravagant rate.

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2009/08/13/8_cities_abandonment_deserted_modern/comment-page-1/#comment-135507 Lushai | Experience Strategy | Interaction Design » Blog Archive » Top 10 at 10 no.2 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:05:39 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=12258#comment-135507 [...] finally… Beautiful pictures, 8 Cities That Might Not Make It. Reminds me of the Opiki suspension bridge in the [...] [...] finally… Beautiful pictures, 8 Cities That Might Not Make It. Reminds me of the Opiki suspension bridge in the [...]

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2009/08/13/8_cities_abandonment_deserted_modern/comment-page-1/#comment-134076 Grace Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:31:22 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=12258#comment-134076 Deindustrialization and the decline of the automobile industry are not what have caused Detroit to make your list of "cities that might not make it." Urban sprawl is what has decimated Detroit proper. The article says that Detroit "seems set to endure - thanks to decentralization." Nothing could be farther from the truth. Decentralization, which began in earnest after World War II, is why the Metro Detroit region has consistently increased its population while the city itself has shrunk census after census since 1950. Decentralization is why Detroit has such shockingly monumental ruins that are photographed and oggled at by urbanists all over the world. Sprawl, fueled by car culture, racism, and the downward spiral of urban decay, is the reason for Detroit's present state. Deindustrialization and the decline of the automobile industry are not what have caused Detroit to make your list of “cities that might not make it.” Urban sprawl is what has decimated Detroit proper. The article says that Detroit “seems set to endure – thanks to decentralization.” Nothing could be farther from the truth. Decentralization, which began in earnest after World War II, is why the Metro Detroit region has consistently increased its population while the city itself has shrunk census after census since 1950. Decentralization is why Detroit has such shockingly monumental ruins that are photographed and oggled at by urbanists all over the world. Sprawl, fueled by car culture, racism, and the downward spiral of urban decay, is the reason for Detroit’s present state.

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2009/08/13/8_cities_abandonment_deserted_modern/comment-page-1/#comment-133525 Nathaniel Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:44:59 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=12258#comment-133525 I just checked my facts, and they are a little off depending on where you look, but the arguments are still the same. I just checked my facts, and they are a little off depending on where you look, but the arguments are still the same.

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