Regionalism may be key ingredient to a healthy survival for Detroit

Can Detroit work without regional cooperation and can the region work without  strong contributions from Detroit? Nope, not according to a report by the esteemed Brookings Institute.

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Now more than ever, with sky-high gas prices, global warming and crumbling roads, the nation must work regionally to meet its energy, environmental and economic needs. The federal government should ensure -- again, through financial carrots -- that local metropolitan planning organizations coordinate regional transportation and land-use planning.

"The success of the nation is at stake," said Mark Muro, policy director for the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program. "There's clearly a federal role in ensuring that metropolitan areas are organized to deliver."

See the entire article here.

Read another piece on the benefits of regional cooperation in the Detroit Free Press here.