[ThePhun1]

Only if the city shrank and focused on rebuilding a denser, more concentrated and wealthier city centered on Downtown.

There's too much sprawl created by urban lots. I presume there's hope in places but it is spread out. And the unique sprawl of Detroit, presumably, takes up a lot of resources for policing and other city services.

If you're gonna rebuild, plan it and condense it. What's better, a Detroit of 200-300,000 with safe streets, a condensed footprint (easier for city services like policing and buses) and a healthy middle class or the status quo?

The outer areas deannexed can either ruralize or become like other Detroit suburbs, which are often really good.