BBC World Service on Metro Detroit

The BBC World Service recently had a report on Metro-Detroit that I thought was a unique perspective worth listening to. The program is called the "The Changing World."

This program is running a multi-part series titled ---"Making Cities Work." They describe the region through this lens: "Detroit no longer drives the world's auto industry. Half the city's population has left. But some residents say Detroit has found a new road. Dejan Sudjic looks at Detroit’s efforts to fashion a positive future."

Recognition that Urban Regions are challenged, "The Changing World" explores the complexity and challenges we face. As the program indicates --- "Half of the people in the world now live in urban areas. Cities are complex and beautiful, polluted and congested. Urban planners disagree on how to bring historic cities into the future, without destroying their past. In this radio series produced for the BBC World Service, architecture critic Dejan Sudjic looks at solutions for the urban challenge."

I found it to be an insightful program and thought you might be interested as well. To hear it, just click here.