Survey: 1 In 3 Detroit Homes Vacant

DETROIT, Mich. -- A survey that's expected to be an important tool as Detroit works to revitalize core neighborhoods and possibly shutter others finds about one third of residential lots are vacant or contain abandoned homes.The Detroit Data Collaborative on Saturday released the results of the block-by-block survey of Detroit's about 343,850 residential parcels.It found about 64 percent contained occupied housing.Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has proposed shrinking the city to make it more livable and wants to focus on repopulating and revitalizing core neighborhoods.That could include moving people from the worst areas.Bing's office says the survey will help in developing a land use plan.

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