Mott Foundation has been funding efforts by the Metropolitan Policy Program since 2007 to explore ways that government, education, and business communities in the Great Lakes states can work together for the development of a winning economic vision for the region.
The problem on mass transit systems todya is that they don't stop in areas where their passengers are most likely to find employment; which would be problematic for low-income workers.
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When Hannah Davis traveled to China to teach English, she noticed how Chinese workers and farmers were often sporting olive green army-style shoes. Those shoes served as her inspiration to create her own social enterprise, Bangs Shoes.