my community

In my neighborhood in a 25 block radius of Detroit, I would first start off by knocking down the factory that used to be up and running there if it hadn’t been knocked down yet. After that I would start off by planning the layout of the streets. I would make them in even, or close to even sized blocks.
I would have a school in the center because with an area of that size, at least one school is necessary. The people that would come live in this place would be families with children who will be attending this school so I would definitely have houses and a few apartments.
One of the main things I would like to incorporate into the area would be a grocery store. A Kroger carries not only foods but hygiene products and other needs that people of a local community would really benefit from.
There would have to places of worship for the local community however I feel as though I might wait on exactly which type of places of worship to build depending on what types of people move into the area. More than likely, there will turn out to be a few different types of religion in the area so I would leave plenty of space open for future needs.
This is one of the things that will attract my residents. They will be drawn in by the ability to choose the places of worship along with how and where exactly they will be built. This is a great way to create diversity along with solidarity within the community.
I would have open entries to the city all the way around, however; places of worship and the schools will be heavily secured because that is two places that people should not be frightened. I am going to of course need people to work within the community of 25 blocks however, because the city is so much more than that, I’m sure there will still be people who will be working outside of the perimeter who will not be my responsibility to employ.