February 17, 2010

Matt Cullen

Matt Cullen is leading Detroit's latest transit initiative, the privately-funding M-1 line along Woodward Avenue. Smart City talked to Matt about the impact he believes light rail can have on the city's redevelopment ambitions and why investing in Detroit now makes sense. Matt is President…

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Reinventing Business-Civic Partnerships

Excerpts from Carol Coletta's remarks to the Cities of Service "Building the Blueprint Meeting" in Philadelphia Dec. 3, 2009. Not that long ago, there was an obvious reason for business to be involved in community. In any mid-size city, there were three big local banks, three local department stores, two... read more