"Also, just to point out, don't base your comparisons on a blog post."

As opposed to what you are basing you opinions on; "My sister lives in Troy. When she was new to Detroit, she choose a wrong route while driving to downtown Detroit. While passing through a certain area (don't remember the name, will call her and ask) some gangsters tried to stop her car and rob her. Luckily she escaped."

Down vote me all you've want... but unless you actually been to Detroit, recently, you are taking out of your ass.

From PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/is-detro...

I'll quote a part so you don't have to browse it: "Last weekend, the New York Times featured a story in its Style section about the onslaught of hip, young urban pioneers streaming into downtown Detroit. These “creatives,” as they are being called, are taking advantage of low rents and the opportunity to recycle this abandoned, blank slate of an urban landscape into something new and exciting. There are restaurateurs and entrepreneurs of all stripes living alongside environmentalists and urban farmers. ..."

If you want I can post many other links.. but i assume you can do your own google'ing.

Edited: typos.