Detroit Bankruptcy Woes at Street Level

Monday, 09 December 2013 | by Pat's Picks

When a federal judge gave Detroit the OK to seek bankruptcy protection, one of the things he cited was the fact that half of Detroit’s streetlights aren’t working. The Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Dolan does some good reporting here, taking a look at why it’s so difficult to keep street lights functioning in Detroit. Many poles have been stripped of copper wiring, replacement parts are no longer manufactured and thousands are strung together like Christmas lights; when one goes out, they all go out.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal