THE MOST RECENT SHOW aired 7 p.m. June 22 on News/Talk 760 WJR. We talked with experts from across the state about renewal happening in urban areas across the state and how critical this is to Michigan’s future economic prosperity.
SHOW 18: Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity
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Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Intro: Dan Gilmartin
Dan Gilmartin, executive director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League introduces the show.
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Co-host: John Gallagher
John Gallagher has covered urban redevelopment for the Detroit Free Press for two decades and spent a year researching what is happening in the city because of its open space and dire economic issues. From this experience he wrote the book “Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City.”
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Russ Soyring
Russ Soyring is the city planner for Traverse City and he is working on many renewal projects including a new Bay Front project on Traverse Bay, a historic preservation of the old state hospital and improvement of corridors leading to the downtown area.
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Mark Nickita
Mark Nickita is co-founder of a multi-disciplinary design firm Archive Design Studio and Mayor Pro Tem of the city of Birmingham. He is involved in urban renewal projects of many types across the state.
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Sarah Szurpicki
Sarah Szurpicki, a 2003 Harvard graduate, moved back to the city of Detroit in 2007 and started the organization GLUE (Great Lakes Urban Exchange) with her friend Abby Wilson. Both are young urbanists who returned to their hometowns.
