Comments on: Public Investments, Part III http://www.michiganfuture.org/10/2009/public-investments-part-iii/ Creating a Prosperous Michigan Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lou Glazer http://www.michiganfuture.org/10/2009/public-investments-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Lou Glazer Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:19:15 +0000 http://www.michiganfuture.org/?p=409#comment-157 Good suggestion. I'm skeptical of any one idea being a "solution" to our renewed prosperity. But taking advantage of our proximity to Canada – as part of a larger trade/logistics sector – makes a lot of sense to me. Its all part of the larger theme that public investments in areas like transportation infrastructure are an important component on the path back to prosperity. Good suggestion. I’m skeptical of any one idea being a “solution” to our renewed prosperity. But taking advantage of our proximity to Canada – as part of a larger trade/logistics sector – makes a lot of sense to me. Its all part of the larger theme that public investments in areas like transportation infrastructure are an important component on the path back to prosperity.

]]> By: James Gohl http://www.michiganfuture.org/10/2009/public-investments-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-152 James Gohl Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:53:30 +0000 http://www.michiganfuture.org/?p=409#comment-152 Dear Sir, Anyone wanting to imagine a better economic future for Michigan has only to revisit a map of North America and see what's sitting on top of the State:ie. Canada. While viewing the map, try imagining pipelines (shipping routes, bridges, rails, flight paths, etc.) funneling into and out of the State. We are missing the opportunity of becoming the hub of US/Canadian commerce because we are not pursuing an aggressive enough plan to increase pipeline infra-structure that would make this vision possable. Goods and services tend to flow in the direction of least resistance, wouldn't you agree? But, Michigan till now refuses to see this solution to it's economic prosperity. Thank you. James D Gohl Dear Sir,

Anyone wanting to imagine a better economic future for Michigan has only to revisit a map of North America and see what’s sitting on top of the State:ie. Canada. While viewing the map, try imagining pipelines (shipping routes, bridges, rails, flight paths, etc.) funneling into and out of the State.

We are missing the opportunity of becoming the hub of US/Canadian commerce because we are not pursuing an aggressive enough plan to increase pipeline infra-structure that would make this vision possable. Goods and services tend to flow in the direction of least resistance, wouldn’t you agree? But, Michigan till now refuses to see this solution to it’s economic prosperity.

Thank you.
James D Gohl

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