How the Gordie Howe International Bridge came to be is a city and nation-building story worth telling. The Windsor-Detroit crossing is the busiest commercial border crossing in North America. It handles about one-third of the trade between Canada and the US, or about $1 billion per day, much of which passes over the Ambassador Bridge. This is problematic for a few reasons. One, there are concerns about capacity. Two, the bridge is, unfortunately, in the wrong place and doesn't offer direct hi...