Land Bank offers low-cost vacant lots offeredThe concept of urban gardens is something the Genesee County Land Bank is hoping will catch on in many of Flint's depleted neighborhoods. By Marc Jacobson, ABC12(WJRT)
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Both candidates seeking Flint’s top political job agree that something needs to be done to stem the tide of blight that seems to be increasing as the economy continues to falter.
By: Chris Killian, The Michigan Messenger
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Dozens of U.S. cities will bulldoze entire neighborhoods under an Obama administration plan to stave off economic decline, the London Telegraph reported Friday. But despite the gleeful reaction from conservative pundits, don't expect to see bulldozers knocking down a neighborhood near you anytime soon.
By Arthur Delaney, The Huffington Post
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Coalition promoting home-grown food
(date: 6/11/2009)
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FLINT, Mich. — Dozens of proposals have been floated over the years to slow this city’s endless decline. Now another idea is gaining support: speed it up. Instead of waiting for houses to become abandoned and then pulling them down, local leaders are talking about demolishing entire blocks and even whole neighborhoods. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/business/22flint.html?_r=1&ref=businessBy David Streitfeld, The New York Times
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The New York Times gives high-profile treatment today to efforts in Flint, Mich. to deal with a deluge of abandoned and vacant properties by literally shrinking the city — demolishing the houses, urging people to leave, cordoning off the decay and leaving it to nature. The Times focuses on Genesee County Treasurer and Land Bank Chairman Dan Kildee, a leading proponent of the shrinking city movement http://washingtonindependent.com/39965/flint-mich-and-the-incredible-shrinking-american-cityBy Mary Kane, The Washington Independent
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FLINT, Michigan -- The city was a boom town with a history of heavy industry, violent face-offs between workers and companies and a reputation for rough politics. No, not Flint, but Youngstown, Ohio, the city that some here are pointing to as a how-to model for shrinking the size of a city that was built for far more people than live there now. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/04/youngstown_ohio_mayor_to_bring.htmlBy Roger Fonger, The Flint Journal
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FLINT, Michigan -- Dignitaries will be front and center in the city's historic Durant Hotel today as they announce a $30-million investment that will turn the downtown landmark into a renovated apartment complex. By Ron Fonger, The Flint Journal
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HUD money intended to help local neighborhoods - A new federal program will pour millions of dollars into Mid-Michigan. The money is to be used to stabilize neighborhoods fighting the mortgage foreclosure crisis. By Randy Conat ABC12(WJRT)
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Sporting a straw hat under the glare of summer heat, Phil Downs strolled through the corner of a north Flint neighborhood that was once barren, abandoned and sprouting with weeds. By Beata Mostafavi of The Flint Journal
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