Why Is Detroit Building This Much After Losing a Million People?

Manhattan, Boston and San Francisco could all fit inside Detroit at the same time. Since 1950, Detroit has lost almost two out of every three residents, from more than 1.8 million to about 640,000. And yet more than $17 billion is now going into new projects across the city. Here are Detroit's 9 biggest projects, ranked by price. For every one: what it costs, who pays, and who lives next door. 0:00 The city that lost 2/3 of its people 1:09 #9 I-375 – America's shortest interstate 2:29 #8 Michigan Central Station 3:15 #7 Hudson's Detroit 4:14 #6 District Detroit 5:25 #5 Mack Avenue Assembly 6:12 #4 Renaissance Center 7:00 #3 Factory Zero (Poletown) 8:01 #2 Henry Ford Hospital 9:00 #1 Gordie Howe International Bridge 9:57 What makes Detroit different Every week, The Concrete Why takes one American city and finds out what makes it different from all the others. Subscribe so you don't miss the next investigation. Which of these 9 projects would you finish first, and which one would you stop tomorrow? Tell me in the comments. #Detroit #Michigan #UrbanPlanning