Backstory: Can The Motor City Walk?

Leaders in Detroit are starting to rethink the city's car-happy habitat and history.

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April 19, 2006, 1:00 PM PDT

Detroit sidewalks are often lonely - even at workday lunchtime. There are great places to eat downtown, but if you're going out for lunch you drive - it's easier to find the entrance. Besides, not driving would involve walking. And walking? Well, for many here walking's for suckers - or for those whose car is in the shop.

...But a drive-by city may not make sense either. Detroit, or at least its leadership, is starting to rethink the city's car-happy habitat and history. The city center has started to see some life again."

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 in The Christian Science Monitor

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