if you ran detroit what would you do

[Wait Wut]

4. Beg.

Detroit needs to rebrand and rebuild and it isn't going to happen without a lot of good faith investors and really brave people that have little to nothing to lose. Turn it into a music, arts, cultural mecca. Exploit the outer areas of Michigan. It's a beautiful state. Use it to your advantage and start promoting those little pockets of art and culture. Put aside a small fund for beautification.

It will take decades to rebuild. It will start at the bottom.

Edit to add: I thought my post was semi-negative until I read those before. Wow. I'm from Chicago. Detroit and Chicago worked together for many years when the auto industry was healthy and thriving. I guess we're not ready to give up on Detroit. My friends 'back home' feel the same way as I do. We're sad. It's like watching a childhood playmate die a painful and slow death.

To anyone from Detroit here, I haven't forgotten the old you.