Transportation Strategy and Funding in the Region
This year a Transportation Reauthorization bill will be negotiated at the federal level. This will shape transportation policy and funding for the next several years, and Michigan will need to be prepared in order to move important projects forward.
Changing the Perception of Our Region
It’s time for us to work collectively on changing the conversation about Detroit — this is something I feel particularly passionate about.
These Times Demand Big & Bold, Not Incremental
Michigan is stuck in a state of incremental. Suffering the highest unemployment rate in the nation, sagging growth for years and budget deficits approaching 25% of the general fund budget, most of the solutions we’re offered won’t make a dent in our problems.
The Detroit I Know
Detroit is ground zero for what lies ahead for America. A place that faced the fury of global competition before other cities, Detroit has down-sized, right-sized and re-engineered for longer than any place on Earth.
Working Together to Elect Accountable Leaders
The economic environment of the Detroit region is not predicted to change in the immediate future; however, our local and statewide leadership is.
Just When You Thought Regionalism Was Dead …
Southeast Michigan doesn’t have a reputation for regional cooperation. Heck, it seems we can’t even talk civil to each other at times. But, then came along the month of June.