That seems like a slippery slope to slowing down development altogether. At that point, comes down to whether people have an alternative to car travel or risk losing projects to the suburbs where parking is forever free. I still believe heavy mass transit is the most logical route to go.
Anyway, the city says that the Alden Apartments are not in immediate need of demolition. Olympia will still have to get through the usual bureaucratic channels to get it torn down. So far the city's only defense is to add as much red tape as possible.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...den-apartments