Whether they realize it or not, few topics matter more to Detroiters — and metro Detroiters — than regional thinking and planning that leads to cooperative action. The recent formation of a Regional Transit Authority — 40 years in the making, by the way — the Cobo Center expansion and a successful DIA millage effort are examples of how the region can, no must, begin to work together for the betterment of all of the 5.7 million people who live on both sides of the Detroit River.
The discussion began informally at the Detroit Institute of Arts’ redesigned Kresge Court, before moving through the Romanesque gallery to the lecture hall.