When I think of great cities, I often think of two things—their people and their streets. I grew up a “street kid” in New York City. That’s where I played stickball and touch football, traded bad jokes with the guys at the “benches” and bragged about my first car—a horrible, but working, Rambler my father bought me for 35 bucks…and breathed in the urban air, reveling in the energy all around me. Ah…that energy!

That’s why I’m jazzed about what’s ahead here in Detroit because the auto industry is planning to energize our streets with two major events in 2022. After all, the streets are where cars and people belong – together, in motion.

Our auto show is not only going to finally return after several pandemic-related delays (and one rainy dress rehearsal last fall), but it will go far beyond the traditional indoor displays out onto the streets and public places of our beloved Motor City.

DETROIT INSPIRES ME: THE AUTO INDUSTRY RETURNS TO THE STREETS OF DETROIT