Dreaming of a Greater Detroit (ft. Francis Grunow)

On today's show, I sit down with Francis Grunow, the guy behind the Greater Detroit Windsor Project.

We dive deep into thinking about a bigger future for our area – not just the city, not just the suburbs, but the whole metro region including our neighbors across the river in Windsor.

Francis challenges us to ask "Why not?" Why do we sometimes limit our own thinking about what's possible here? How do we build a future where the entire region thrives?

When you look down on Metro Detroit and Windsor from space at night — you don't see city limit lines, you just see clusters of light where people live and work — showing how interconnected we really are, even if we don't always act like it day-to-day.

We talk about how we often get stuck in our own bubbles (city vs. suburb, or even suburb vs. suburb) but how things like the economy, history, and family ties link us all together.

Francis argues that if we can embrace this connection and start dreaming bigger together, we can unlock huge potential for everyone. His Greater Detroit Windsor Project is all about sparking that conversation, gathering info with a regional view, and getting people to imagine a more connected and ambitious future.

It's a really thought-provoking chat about shifting perspective and building a better future for all of us in the Greater Detroit Windsor area.

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