These Detroiters Will Stay If ...
By: Chris McCarus, Marvin Shaouni and Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey,
6/18/2009
Dear Detroiters: Why do you stay? What will keep you here? GLUE (aka the Great Lakes Urban Exchange) asked people to fill in the blank at a recent party kicking off its regional campaign. Will local leaders listen to their answers? (
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Metro Mass Transit - What It Needs
By: Michelle Martinez,
6/11/2009
Regional cooperation. Which, unfortunately, Metro Detroit doesn't have a very good track record with. If light rail and enhanced express buses are to succeed, suburbanites and city slickers are going to have to learn to sit thigh to thigh - physically and metaphorically. (
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The Future Of Metro Mass Transit
By: Jon Zemke,
1/22/2009
For generations getting around Metro Detroit meant one thing: four wheels. Local leaders are pushing hard to give Detroiters the option to travel on two rails. The Woodward light rail and Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter rail lines are tantalizingly close to becoming reality. Metromode takes a look at the viability of these projects and their potential impact 10-20 years from now. (
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Revisiting Portland, Thinking of Detroit Regionalism
By: Francis Grunow,
10/9/2008
No matter how we view our own community, Detroit's destiny and the region's destiny are one and the same. Francis Grunow's recent visit to Portland, Oregon inspired thoughts about regionalism, begging the question: Why isn't more being done here to emulate the Rose City's successes? (
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Regaining our Competitive Edge: A National Blueprint for Prosperity
By: Tracy Certo,
6/26/2008
It's a different world today and yet our federal government is still stuck in the 80's, says Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution. But what if Washington did things smarter? What if they actually planned for our urban future? Katz's national Blueprint for American Prosperity is a call to action for those who care about their cities. (
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Blog/Jeanette Pierce
Get wind of what's happening on Woodward with Jeanette Pierce, co-founder of Inside Detroit. This non-profit walking convention and visitor's bureau has the ground-level view of Detroit's cultural, historical, entertainment, and retail venues. Jeanette will explain how Inside Detroit is attracting talent and promoting economic growth in the region. (
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