Detroit's New Technology Tool For Developers

Detroit has developed a property inventory computer system which tracks the city's inventory of abandoned buildings and lots.

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February 9, 2001, 6:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Detroit "has created a computerized property information system that does in seconds what used to take weeks or months -- tracking pieces of real estate. With the new setup, searching for city-owned real estate -- from a home in a historic district to a funeral parlor or an empty factory -- will now be far easier.

Thanks to Becki Retzlaff

FULL STORY: City gives developers new tool to reclaim land

Thursday, February 8, 2001 in The Detroit Free Press

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