Comments on: Redford Township’s streetscape project http://farmingtonenterprise.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/redford-townships-streetscape-project/ Farmington Michigan News & Views Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:42:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joni Hubred-Golden http://farmingtonenterprise.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/redford-townships-streetscape-project/#comment-146 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:41:46 +0000 http://farmingtonenterprise.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-146 I wouldn’t consider Detroit in the 1970s, when people were leaving the city in droves after the riots, a good example. Farmington is actually gaining population, we’ve got some hope of success.

No one can predict the future, all we can do is take our best shot. The alternative is to sit around and hope things will get better all on their own. And I think we all know how well that works.

]]> By: Steve Sutton http://farmingtonenterprise.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/redford-townships-streetscape-project/#comment-145 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:15:05 +0000 http://farmingtonenterprise.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-145 Just because Redford is going to do it, doesn’t mean Farmington should. And quotes such as “I think it’s important for us to be a community of the future” doesn’t mean this project will make it so.

Back in the 70s, Detroit had a grand vision of Washington Boulevard being a pedestrian haven and restoring the once vibrant shopping area. That didn’t work out so well and they changed it back.

Wikipedia article on Washington Blvd: http://snipr.com/23sd8

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