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Devon O'Reilly
Fletcher Sharpe
Jer Staes
public policyBuild Baby BuildGrowing Michigan Together

Can Michigan grow? // People Mover expansion? // Auto show is moving to January

We’ve got a bit of a conference exhaustion after a very busy Thursday, but Devon O’Reilly and Fletcher Sharpe picked up themselves and we digitally got together for a little post-Detroit Policy Conference conversation. And a lot more. 02:08 – Can Michigan grow? Some say that retainment should be the focus over attraction. Do we need a different strategy? Is it realistic to say all areas will grow? 07:47 – Although there were complaints transit wasn’t on the agenda, transit was everywhere...

Norris Howard
Jer Staes
Detroit regional chamberGlengarrif Grouppublic policy

Unwrapping a new Michigan poll: Investment over tax cuts; Education worries

A new poll from the Detroit Regional Chamber and Glengariff Group shows that Michigan voters are for investing in infrastructure over tax cuts; that there’s real concerns about our education system making us uncompetitive, and more. Norris Howard is back after a week on the west coast. 00:52 – A few words about Norris’ trip to San Francisco 06:01 – We unpack the most recent Detroit Regional Chamber voter poll. From investing to education to job availability for young people, there are...

Jer Staes
Auto InsuranceMichigan Auto LawBrandon Hewitt

Reforming Michigan's auto insurance reforms (ft. Brandon Hewitt, Michigan Auto Law)

Michigan’s 2019 auto reform hasn’t worked out as expected. Brandon Hewitt from Michigan Auto Law joins us to talk about a step forward the state legislature is taking, and some ways to look at actually reducing the costs of auto insurance. Website: https://www.michiganautolaw.com/ Feedback as always – dailydetroit – at – gmail – dot – com or 313-789-3211 Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://lnk.to/dailydetroitonapple  Or Spotify: https://lnk.to/dailydetroitonspotify  Thanks to our...

Jer Staes
downtown detroit partnershipEric LarsonNFL Draft

How Downtown Detroit is dealing with (and creating) change (ft. Eric Larson, DDP)

Today’s guest is Eric Larson, the CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. The organization brings together the business community, philanthropy and government to work on and create improvements in downtown Detroit – which is not just the major downtown for the city but in many ways – the region. 02:56 – Mural talk 05:32 – The NFL Draft is coming. What’s ahead? 07:29 – Downtown progress since the Superbowl was last hosted here 08:29 – The pandemic has created some long-term shifts aw...

Devon O'Reilly
Jer Staes
Downtown Detroiturban developmentpublic policy

Downtown Detroit needs more people

There’s an inconvenient fact: Downtown Detroit needs more people to provide some of the things that people seem to be clamoring for, and be an economic engine to help the rest of the city. Residents, specifically. In this episode, we talk about a recent real estate report that shows although downtown Detroit added residents, it pales in comparison to like cities for downtown. The pandemic has shaken things up – and we have to adapt to grow....

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