Jennifer Bradley , Bruce Katz : Bruce Katz in Detroit , Pittsburgh should give hope to Detroit . They say after steel 's collapse , Pittsburgh diversified economy based on the past decade and meds ' With the collapse of the steel industry in the early 1980s , the Pittsburgh metro area endured the loss of nearly 100,000 jobs in just three years ; the city 's population declined by almost 12.7 % during the full decade . They say in Ohio , philanthropies pooled resources to tap into cities ' potential strengths . Writers : Some of these strategies already underway in Detroit ; story 's not over yet .
Jennifer Bradley , Bruce Katz : Bruce Katz in Detroit , Pittsburgh should give hope to Detroit . They say after steel 's collapse , Pittsburgh diversified economy based on the past decade and meds ' They say in Ohio , philanthropies pooled resources to tap into cities ' potential strengths . Writers : Some of these strategies already underway in Detroit ; story 's not over yet .