They lost the idea of what a community is. Northville invested in its downtown, replacing everything from water pipes to sidewalks. Retailers began to spruce up their storefronts. But Johnson knows the city's renaissance is due primarily to a public backlash against suburbia. It has to do with the variety of eateries and churches and service providers in the core of the community.
Kids can walk to a store without crossing a freeway.
A few miles to the north, Novi is spending millions of dollars to re-create downtown Northville. Northville resident Jennifer Artz isn't ready to move to Novi just yet. It's not going to have the historic feeling of downtown Northville. Northville is very quaint, very small-town. We welcome your comments .