Detroit

Motor City is revved up and ready for business

- STORY BY ELLEN CARPENTER

TWELVE YEARS AFTER it became the largest U.S. city to declare bankruptcy, Detroit is booming. But don't call it a comeback-the city is forging a new path forward. Last year the Ford Motor Company reopened the historic and long abandoned Michigan Central Station as a tech hub that's already home to more than 130 startups focused on the future of mobility. This fall the Gordie Howe International Bridge will debut as the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, connecting the U.S. to Windsor, Ontario. In 2023 Detroit's population increased for the first time since 1957, and 2024 marked the second consecutive year of growth. Visitors are pouring in, too, eager to soak up Motor City's creative spirit at places such as the new cultural corridor Little Village, which features galleries, makerspaces and performance venues. No matter what brings you here, you'll leave inspired.

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