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I see some similarities in that DC and Detroit were/are predominantly Black cities that fell on hard times due in part to white flight, crime, drugs, etc., with a collapse of the industrial sector piled on top in Detroit's case.

I think there's something to be said for comparing Detroit to DC EOTR, in particular, rather than all of DC. Specifically, both areas suffered from excessive highway construction and auto dependence in the absence of transit, and the natural result was that when you make it easy for people to drive out of the city, the first thing they're going to do when the get the chance is to drive out of the city. There aren't any local amenities in Anacostia, and it's fairly easy to drive elsewhere to get them (and little efficient public transit), so you might as well drive elsewhere to get them, and when you keep driving out there, you realize that you might as well just live out there, too.

by JustMe on Apr 27, 2012 10:34 am • link • report

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