DETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing traveled to Lansing Tuesday morning to urge state lawmakers to introduce and pass legislation that would raise the cap on short-term loans so that the city can borrow enough money to avoid bankruptcy.

Because this is Bing’s first meeting with state legislature, he told the Detroit Free Press that much of his time in Lansing will be spent introducing himself and building a positive relationship between the state capital and the state’s largest city.

Bing met with Republican and Democratic caucuses of the state Senate in the morning and had lunch with Gov. Jennifer Granholm before meeting with members of the state House in the afternoon.