5/23/19: MDOT Director / Mackinac Policy Conference / Detroit Civility Project

May 23, 2019

Coming up on One Detroit:

• MDOT DIRECTOR: Christy goes one-on-one with MDOT Director Paul Ajegba about the condition of Michigan roads, how they’re being built, and what he’s hearing about the Governor’s road funding proposal from frustrated residents at town hall meetings.
• BEHIND THE INTERVIEW: Christy McDonald & MDOT’s Paul Ajegba
• MACKINAC POLICY CONFERENCE: Christy and Stephen preview the topics that will take center stage at next week’s Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference. Plus, Conference Chair Patti Poppe of Consumers Energy and the Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah offer their perspectives on this year’s agenda.
• DETROIT CIVILITY PROJECT: In a special One Detroit report, we get an example of the conversations that Stephen and Nolan’s Detroit Civility Project with the Detroit Regional Chamber is generating.

Featured Image: A mural from the artist village installation at Motor City Java & Tea House

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