Michigan roads are seriously bad this year:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Detroit/comments/7z5sqf/potholes_on_mound_road/
It's not uncommon to see places like this throughout the metro-area. There are roads that we don't go down because they're essentially impassable.
@craigmaloney man that subreddit seems kinda bleak right now
@cwebber I still see hope in there. It's a Metro-Detroit thing. 😁
@craigmaloney I would like to know more, at some point, about your perspective on Detroit and the surrounding area, especially signs of hope. About a decade "Detroit is crumbling" got a lot of press, but it's clear the city is still running. I've heard from some folks that there's a lot of interesting stuff happening in Detroit right now, but those comments were mostly vague. Would be good to hear a local's take!
Then again you keep telling me to visit... ;)
@cwebber @craigmaloney The person behind Quicken Loans has a big presence in Detroit with an incubator and some other things for startups.
Amazon has been hiring heavily for the last few years (through level 1 manager) for their Detroit hub.
Commerce is starting to enter the city, even if mildly lean compared to other big cities.
Near Ann Arbor (outside the detroit area proper but close) BeagleBone, Barracuda Networks and Duo Security have main/major offices.
Etc
@kemonine @cwebber Dan Gilbert is the person you're thinking of.
And yeah, BeagleBone is really exciting since they're now using GHI electronics in Madison Heights to assemble their boards.