Thriving Communities
With approximately 5,200 students enrolled at NMC, and with many commuting by car, some are exploring better ways to help alleviate the transportation burdens the spread-out region’s young people bear....
A recent merger between TC-TALUS and another transportation planning agency, the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments (NWMCOG) Regional Planning Division, will create an opportunity for regional transportation planning that can include more comprehensive solutions. ...
January 10, 2012 | By Glenn Puit
Faster, direct lines target commuters ...
Sure, this region has a long way to go. But developers, public officials, non-profits, and volunteers are starting to work together to grow in ways that align with citizens' values....
Here are some key highlights from our three program areas in 2011....
What if neighborhoods allowed anyone to park on their streets, charged a fee, then used the money to make improvements in their communities? The money could be used for sidewalk repair, installing streetlights, or making changes to roadways to encourage safer, slower driving....
Maureen Robinson learned first-hand that there is a way out of poverty after getting involved in the Traverse Bay Poverty Reduction Initiative (PRI)....
The Bay Area Transit Authority (BATA) unveiled on Wednesday a groundbreaking study aimed at improving our region’s largest bus system....
Tuesday night is your last chance to tell the Traverse City Commission how you feel about their current plans for some long-underutilized land on the west side of Boardman Lake....
Traverse City officials want your input on a new road that may be built along the west side of Boardman Lake. The road proposal, which has a long history, dating back to 1970’s, will either be a bypass or a lever for new construction in a long-underutilized part of the city....
More than 20 Benzie residents, community leaders, and local officials are now working together to further the goals of the regional, citizen-based Grand Vision planning process in Benzie County....
The 16th annual Traverse City Smart Commute Week is now over, and what a week it was!...
This week a state House committee will review two bills aimed at supporting “Complete Streets” initiatives across Michigan....
My eyes were opened to how easy and enjoyable it is to bike, carpool, or catch a bus to work....
That is why next Monday through Friday, June 7 to 11, is Smart Commute Week. It’s dedicated to reminding commuters that it’s not only possible to ditch your single occupancy vehicle, but it also can be fun, easy, and convenient....
Ms. Beegle is considered one of the nation’s foremost experts on poverty, and she was in Traverse City last month to speak about the issue....
After the county board of commissioners rescinded Benzie’s zoning ordinance last month and eliminated the county planning department, the planning commissioners were left wondering what was left for them to do. Well, they just took a big step toward figuring that out....
I’m excited because I am a big fan of the Grand Vision and believe that a healthy region, like a healthy business, needs a game plan for what it wants to be....
When I caught up with Governor Jennifer Granholm at last week’s 12th Annual Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing, in Lansing, she was determined to tell me just how strong an ally Michigan has in President Barack Obama, particularly when it comes to the complex issues of affordable housing and economic stabilization....
I’ve attended several American Planning Association national conferences in great American cities, and I’ve always been inspired with new ideas and tools that planners are putting into practice....
