Across the Metro Detroit region, SEMCOG predicts population increases. However, the many areas in the City of Detroit are predicted to see significant population loss by 2045. With already record population loss, these predictions make for a difficult road ahead for the city still struggling to ensure basic services in every neighborhood.
DETROITography 
No wonder the city planner left for Chicago. Bing was right. Some kind of condensing population will have to be seriously considered.