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Smart Growth
There's been a lot of buzz about Detroit's financial woes, and with that have come a lot of
opinions on what led them to file for bankruptcy. Some are saying Detroit's problems are
a result of the increase in taxes, which drove residents from the city and eroded that same
tax base. Some say it's due to unsustainable pension costs in which ever-mounting debts
were repeatedly passed on to new city administrations with no hope of
reducing the obligations. Others argue that it was the city's inability to
diversify its dependence on a single industry that was ill-equipped to
deal with change and competition. No matter what the reasons, Detroit's current plight is a cautionary American tale, and there are some
sharp lessons to be learned by all American urban communities.
After reading Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley's book, The Metropolitan
Revolution, which speaks of the growing clout metropolitan areas have
received, I'd like to offer my own opinion on what it will take to avoid
the destructive spiral that Detroit and other cities may be approaching, and it's innovation. Katz and Bradley define innovation as " new
developments in science and technology, either breakthroughs that create entirely new systems or products, or new applications of existing
technology. " It's the creation of a " new system " that is the core of the
metropolitan revolution.
Katz and Bradley define " metropolitan " as an area comprised of a
several municipalities that share a labor force. They rightfully place a
strong growing economy at the heart of every successful metropolitan
revolution, but they note that " metropolitan, " in their view, is more
than just a collection of the same old city, county and municipal boundaries. They see metropolitan revolutions growing from interconnected
local economies that represent the hub of larger regional, state and even
national economies. Enlightened elected officials who can work across
these boundaries for the welfare of their citizens will emerge as leaders
as their communities will thrive.
In my view, quality park and recreation services are an essential component of a successful metropolitan revolution. Citizens of these communities want growing, vigorous economies, but they also want livable, sustainable communities, built with conservation, health and social justice in mind. And it is for this reason
that parks and recreation must assume a leadership position, a position that is already
recognized by city planners and elected officials. We need to contribute to the solutions on
how communities can apply smart-growth principles to meeting their challenges.

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