The cities of Detroit, Hamtramck, Ferndale and Royal Oak have come
together as the Motown’s Downtowns partnership in an unprecedented
spirit of collaboration and goodwill. The partnership, managed by the
non-profit City Connect Detroit, recently submitted a grant application
to the State of Michigan for funding that would be used toward
improving transit between Detroit Metropolitan Airport and the four
Motown’s Downtowns.
The collaborative began meeting in March 2005, with meetings attended
by representatives from each of the four cities. If funded, the
two-year project intends to survey airport visitors, increase their
familiarity with the downtowns, and develop transit choices that will
facilitate visitor access to each of the Motown’s Downtowns.
Regardless if the grant gets funded or not, the collaborative will
continue to meet to explore opportunities for an overall improved
regional coordination. “We’ve put politics aside — this is an economic
development issue,” says Erik Tungate, director of community and
economic development for the City of Hamtramck.
Source: Erik Tungate, director of community and economic development for the City of Hamtramck
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