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Most Pittsburgh-area communities are losing residents – here’s why that might be OK

Few city planning concepts are as sacrosanct as the idea that growth is good and decline is bad.

The Conversation · Jun 12

Detroit enclave city built on auto industry struggles under $20M water debt

A small enclave of Detroit is considering municipal bankruptcy to help rid itself of a decades-old water debt that has grown to about $20 million and threatens to swamp the already financially struggling city

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Fires continue to kill people in unsafe buildings as Chicago ignores problems with its inspection system

CHICAGO — Larry Burns had been planning a wedding reception last May in Mississippi and was looking forward to his mother coming from her home in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 16, 2023