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Old 12-21-2013, 06:13 PM
 
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They could. It depends on if they can pull the transition off successfully. The Nook is solid, but Amazon can undercut them into oblivion if they want to.
I think Barnes and Noble will be fine. They're profitable, and much of their business is not from their bookstores, but from college, general academic, and direct-to-business. Also, their Nook business and e-commerce is pretty strong.
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Old 12-21-2013, 07:16 PM
 
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Royal Oak needs more housing where people can walk outside and shop and/or perform daily errands. One thing that Detroit and its pedestrian suburbs need is more multi-housing units in these core areas to foster more density. A metro-rail system linking all of these pedestrian areas would also solidify the economic vibrancy in all of them: Pontiac, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Rochester, Macomb, Wyandotte, Plymouth, Walled Lake, Northville, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Midtown, and Downtown. Better urban planning would have made other cities more dynamic such as Farmington, Utica, Wayne, Allen Park, Berkley, and Dearborn, all cities which really lost out at a correctly configured downtown. Anyway, bottom line is that a captive population base helps with self-sustainability.
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Old 12-21-2013, 07:29 PM
 
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Royal Oak needs more housing where people can walk outside and shop and/or perform daily errands. One thing that Detroit and its pedestrian suburbs need is more multi-housing units in these core areas to foster more density. A metro-rail system linking all of these pedestrian areas would also solidify the economic vibrancy in all of them: Pontiac, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Rochester, Macomb, Wyandotte, Plymouth, Walled Lake, Northville, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Midtown, and Downtown. Better urban planning would have made other cities more dynamic such as Farmington, Utica, Wayne, Allen Park, Berkley, and Dearborn, all cities which really lost out at a correctly configured downtown. Anyway, bottom line is that a captive population base helps with self-sustainability.
Not sure when you last visited Royal Oak, but they built a bunch of new lofts downtown over the last decade.

I agree with connecting the metro region with a light rail. Hopefully that comes over time.
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