New Metro Times columnist calls for regionalism for Cobo Hall’s sake

Larry Gabriel, former editor at Metro Times,
debuts his new bi-monthly column for the publication with a call for
regionalism with regard to the proposed Cobo Hall expansion.

Excerpt:

“You might be able to make the case that the auto show in and of itself
is a special reason why a convention center matters more for metro
Detroit than other reasons. That’s a sensible argument,” says Lou
Glazer, president of Michigan Future, Inc. “The region and the state
really benefit for making the auto show work as a premier event. …
Oakland County needs to help, not be a roadblock. Brooks is being
shortsighted that the auto show isn’t a regional asset. It’s an example
of how the region works against itself. … The auto show is really
important both symbolically and also strategically. … If we were to
lose the auto show, it would be a big black eye for the area.”

Read the entire column here.