Video CEOs For Cities: “Ann Arbor meet Detroit.”
What makes a city successful? Concentrate’s sister publication, Model D, takes over the Detroit Yacht Club from time to time to host its thought leader speaker series. Guest Carol Coletta of CEOs For Cities talks about investing in an Ann Arbor – Detroit partnership as an integral part of transforming southeast Michigan’s economy and culture.
“Hey, you got Ann Arbor in my Detroit.”
“Well, you got Detroit in my Ann Arbor.”
Carol Coletta, President and CEO of CEOs For Cities thinks that Ann Arbor and Detroit are two great tastes that taste great together. No city is an island and the sooner these two important Michigan communities learn to work together the better off our region …heck… our state will be.
She also believes in increasing density, developing mass transit and establishing your own urban identity.
Speaking at Model D’s thought leader series last June, this passionate advocate for cities and urban living reflected candidly on the situation here in southeast Michigan. What medicine did she prescribe for Metro Detroit’s ills?
Here’s a small sample of what she had to say… (Click on the You Tube video below):
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