July 2014 Updates on the Detroit Bankruptcy

Eric and I visited Detroit last summer.  Since then, I've posted updates on this city's decisions made to deal with its bankruptcy.

Detroit is spiffing itself up.








Concerns about the upcoming bankruptcy trial pushed Detroit's administration to make a list of problems and get to work on them.  Mayor Mike Duggan is concentrating on delivering services to 700,000 people, instead of the former 1.8 million population.

The results:  Ten thousand street lights have been 

installed & are lit each night.  

Photo from http://theballparkguide.mlblogs.com

Absentee landlords are issued

 citations to bring vacant houses

up to code or they will be taken

by the city and sold off.

Detroit's buses are cleaner &
keeping to schedules better
they have than in previous years.
Photo from freep.com

The city renegotiated contracts

 with its unions and retirees.

Photo from: http://www.mlive.com/

news/detroit

Current and retired Detroit employees chose to take cuts in benefits to help the city in its time of financial need.

There are still problems to be addressed.  The list of Detroit's serious problems is getting shorter....