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I work in downtown Detroit and know quite a few folks who live in Windsor. They have a quick pass that makes their trip across the tunnel or bridge really quick.
While Detroit obviously has a ton of issues - especially in the neighborhoods - the growth and development downtown and in midtown has really energized the city and is exciting to anybody who has seen the area transform over the last 5-10 years.
Being from Chicago,but going to Detroit on business frequently, I can say I really love both places. Stinky is right, downtown Detroit's change over the last 10 years is exciting, and nothing less than phenomenal. I remember the first time I saw Detroit 7 years ago, and taking the people mover and thinking that a neutron bomb hit the place ( downtown Detroit ) Fast forward to today, and it is SO much better. The people there should be proud; I like Detroit for the friendly, down to earth people with no pretense.
Suburbs such a Birmingham,MI are great, and remind me of Chicago suburbs west and north of the city. Detroit is no Chicago, but it is finding its way and coming into its own, for sure. It is interesting, historic, unspoiled, and real, and is worth the trip to anyone interested in an interesting city not gentrified on steroids, real, and soulful.
The cities are both certainly more connected than SD is to Tijuana.
Chrysler and Ford both have plants/offices located in Windsor. There's already the mentioned Windsor commute into Detroit which is probably somewhere around several thousand commuters, mostly in the medical industry. Canadians will also typically shop in Metro Detroit due to lower taxes. Likewise, Americans will go into Windsor for the casino and for the slightly different laws regarding nightlife. In terms of a suburb, Windsor is to Detroit as Gary is to Chicago or better yet, Kansas City to Kansas City (if you get what I mean). Just instead of a state boundary, it's international. But it might as well be state because Canada isn't drastically different than the US (globally speaking).
Also, Ann Arbor has been mentioned and I think the number is around 40,000 commuters between AA and Metro Detroit (not necessarily into Detroit city).
The legal drinking age in Canada is 19. Many Detroit teenagers go to Windsor for this reason.
Question. In the 50's Detroit was one of the biggest cities in the world. It had no subway system. yet boston a city with 1,000,000 less people had a large-ish system. Why is that?
Question. In the 50's Detroit was one of the biggest cities in the world. It had no subway system. yet boston a city with 1,000,000 less people had a large-ish system. Why is that?
Boston was probably more dense. And Detroit is home to the car industry.
question. In the 50's detroit was one of the biggest cities in the world. It had no subway system. Yet boston a city with 1,000,000 less people had a large-ish system. Why is that?
it"s not just the street crime in Chicago. it is the politicans ripping off people. illegals walking around knowing they will get away with muder cause the cops will not do anything to stop them.
Question. In the 50's Detroit was one of the biggest cities in the world. It had no subway system. yet boston a city with 1,000,000 less people had a large-ish system. Why is that?
Question. In the 50's Detroit was one of the biggest cities in the world. It had no subway system. yet boston a city with 1,000,000 less people had a large-ish system. Why is that?
The first minute of this video pretty much explains it. The city bought the street car lines and decided against a subway system because the only way to pay for it would be an increase in taxes (Michigan limited city annexation after 1929). By 1930, the inner-city was already losing population to the suburban areas. By 1950, Detroit had already started building freeways so mass transit was pretty much out of the question.
If people actually knew about the history of Detroit and mass transportation, I think people would be surprised that many other factors played a bigger role than just the Big 3 wanting everyone to buy cars (as what's popularly mentioned).
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