>[Operating on a scale never before][link] attempted in this country, the city would demolish houses in some of the most desolate sections of Detroit and move residents into stronger neighborhoods. Roughly a quarter of the 139-square-mile city could go from urban to semi-rural.
[link]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_bi_ge/us_downsizing_detroit “Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking – Yahoo! News”