In a recent Detroit Free Press op ed John Austin writes about a Michigan Future report he and I worked on entitled Revitalizing Michigan’s Central
More evidence that the business community is way ahead of both the public and policymakers from both parties on the essential role a vibrant city
Surprisingly I have received lots of requests for my annual predictions. So here goes a little late. Our work is focused on the long-term. How
The following press release was issued in conjunction with the Michigan Future annual update which took place on Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. at the
As we explored in my last post, Edward Glaeser in his terrific new book, Triumph of the City, compellingly makes the case that vibrant central
All of a sudden a lot of media reports on the importance of creating quality of place – particularly vibrant central cities – in growing
We and the country always frame stories about Detroit as nothing ever goes right. Even when they go right. This has got to stop! The
Conventional wisdom here and across the planet is that Detroit is hopeless. Not salvageable. Think again! Take a look at this video from the folks
In a previous post I wrote how we are so obsessed with what is wrong with Detroit that we forget it has assets to build
We are releasing our annual report later this week. My plan is to use these posts for the next several weeks to highlight our findings. So
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