Living in poverty
Among the top 25 metro areas in the U.S. by population, metro Detroit (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, St. Clair, Lapeer counties) had the highest rate of concentrated poverty,*
1) Metro Detroit, 32%
2) Metro Phoenix, 26.5%
3) Metro Philadelphia, 20.9%...
4) Metro New York City, 17.9%
5) Metro Chicago, 15.7%
6) Metro Houston, 14.9%
7) Metro Dallas-Fort Worth, 13.3%
8) Metro St. Louis, 13.2%
9) Metro Riverside-San Bernardino, 12.7%
10) Metro Miami-Fort Lauderdale, 12.6%
*The percentage of the poor in the region who are living in Census tracts where more than 40% of residents are in poverty.
Source: Brookings Institution
http://www.freep.com/…/detroit-has-highest-concen…/83395596/
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"This compendium of Drinking Water and Wastewater Customer Assistance Programs describes the benefits, implementation, and examples of customer assistance programs (CAPs) throughout the country."
Can you provide a few specific examples of the toll Detroit architecture has taken on its residents?
The best example is the single-family house. These houses are, of course, architecture, and they are also the predominant repository of wealth for many of Detroit’s residents, especially working- and middle-class black families that, for a whole series of reasons, have lacked the investment opportunities on offer to comparable white families.
It is precisely these houses that are currently under concentrated assault in Detroit’s current austerity urbanism—assaulted by foreclosures and evictions, by the so-called blight removal program, and by a water shut-off policy targeting homes where water expenses far exceed the EPA's recommendations.
Be Bold Crew and Detroit Body Garage are hosting free workouts on April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day and collect water for those who have been shut off.
Tom Airey does a great job on this article covering the work of two of our founders, Monica Lewis Patrick and Cecily McClellan two of the most dedicated & hard working people that we know! Congrats to them and special thanks for author Tom Airey!
Let's face it: I just rolled the ball out for this interview. Monica Lewis Patrick messed around and got a triple-double. A well-deserved shout-out to Debra Taylor and an assist from Cecily McClellan. https://shar.es/1jXevx
