Detroit’s U.S. ranking drops to number 11
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Kurt Metzger, director of the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State University, said Detroit’s drop to 11th place is a blow that’s more symbolic than substantive.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said Wednesday that he doesn’t believe the numbers, although he doesn’t doubt that San Jose has eclipsed Detroit in population.
“The suburbs don’t realize that the health of the core city is critical, especially when you’re trying to compete with other areas of the country,” [Metzger] said. “When you talk about cool cities, we’re becoming less and less cool all the time.”