Making Washington a Partner in Detroit’s Next Economy

On February 11, The Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program and Time Inc. hosted Reimagining Detroit: Making Washington a Partner in Detroit’s Next Economy at the College of Creative Studies in downtown Detroit.

Time magazine’s Assignment Detroit correspondent Steven Gray joined Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, John Austin, Brookings non-resident senior fellow; The Skillman Foundation President, Carol Goss; New Economy Initiative Chair Steve Hamp; for a discussion on invigorating the Washington/Detroit relationship, with an emphasis on connecting Detroit’s emerging economic development plan with help coming from Washington.

The event, drawing a crowd of over 250 people, provided a timely and  open discussion on Detroit’s transition to the “next economy,” with a focus on federal policies that can better leverage economic transformational goals and strategies already under way in Detroit.

For media coverage of this event, please visit the following:

Reinvent Detroit – Editorial Staff – The Detroit News

Will Metro Detroit Get Rebuilding Act Together? – Amber Arellano – The Detroit News

Panelists speak at Reimagining Detroit: Making Washington a Partner in Detroit’s Next Economy	Detroit mayor Dave Bing and Steven Gray of Time Inc.
Steve Hamp of New Economy Initiative and Carol Goss of The Skillman Foundation	Detroit Deputy Mayor Saul Green and John Austin, Brookings non-resident senior fellow