Comments on: A Return to Detroit’s Roots: An Urban Agriculture Debate http://www.globalsiteplans.com/environmental-design/a-return-to-detroits-roots/ Branding for Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Non-Profits, Landscape Architecture, & Urban Planning Companies Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Meg Mulhall http://www.globalsiteplans.com/environmental-design/a-return-to-detroits-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-47699 Meg Mulhall Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:54:10 +0000 http://globalsiteplans.blogs.patsoffice.com/?p=14592#comment-47699 Charity, I appreciate your feedback. However, I did not write this with any intention of making Detroit’s black community look stupid – I’m sorry you’re reading it that way. I think I’ve presented both sides of the discussion (Pro-Hantz, Anti-Hantz) in a balanced way, drawing your attention to the third paragraph.

I will admit this post was my first look into some of the urban planning issues and discussions taking place in Detroit today. This post is definitely not trying to say that Detroit should take the “help” from John Hantz. When I wrote this post, I was coming from an outsider perspective noticing a lot of emphasis on farming in Detroit.

Since writing this post I’ve come to appreciate the possibilities urban farming may hold for the city. However, my opinion is that keeping this movement a predominantly grassroots one would be for the best – corporations should not be taking over this movement, including Hantz’s proposal. But please recognize that I was not endorsing Hantz, or business interests in general.

This article a surface-level reading of the issue at hand, and I’m taking my opportunity with Global Site Plans to get more involved in the community and planning in Detroit. I would love to read some of your opinions and take a look at some of the work that has inspired you.

]]> By: Charity http://www.globalsiteplans.com/environmental-design/a-return-to-detroits-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-47558 Charity Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:17:10 +0000 http://globalsiteplans.blogs.patsoffice.com/?p=14592#comment-47558 Your story leaves a lot of things out, and is set-up to make Detroit’s Black community look “stupid” not to accept the “help” of John Hantz. It is very narrowly framed and does not take into account the value, nor history of land holding, and racism which is still an important factor in land. You need to go deeper than the surface level, and interview folks on the ground in Detroit and not be so centered on business, other narrow interests and no relationships to locally rooted persons/organizations.

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