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To join the statewide Transportation and Land Use Coalition, or to find out more about the issues covered in this special report, contact: Kelly Thayer, Michigan Land Use Institute, 845Michigan Ave., PO Box 228, Benzonia, MI 49616, Tel. 231-882-4723 x13, e-mail:<kelly@mlui.org>.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY SPENDING
• The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century ("TEA-21"), is the federal law that defines policy on spending $217.3 billion in transportation funds over the next six years. The 1998 bill gives citizens and local governments more authority in planning transportation projects.
For more information on TEA-21, contact the Surface Transportation Policy Project, 1100 17th St. NW, 10th Fl., Washington, DC 20036, Tel. 202-466-2636, e-mail:<stpp@transact.org>, Web site:<www.transact.org/stpp.htm>. STPP is a research institute that works with more than 250 state and local governments and citizen groups to emphasize the needs of people, rather than vehicles, in assuring access to jobs, services, and recreational opportunities.
STATE HIGHWAY SPENDING
• To receive a free copy of the Five Year Road & Bridge Program, 1999 to 2003, call the MDOT Communications Department at 517-335-3084.
• To call for improved public transit in Michigan and greater involvement by citizens in transportation decision-making, write to: Bob Welke, Chairman, Michigan Transportation Funding Study Committee, c/o Terry Gotts, Facilitator, MDOT, 425 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48933. The Committee will hold public hearings; meeting notifications are posted on the Internet at <www.mdot.state.mi.us/act51>.
INDUCED TRAFFIC
• For a copy of the US EPA report on induced traffic, call Robert Noland at 202-260-2418. The report also is available on the Internet at <www.epa.gov/tp/trb-rn.pdf>.
• The Environmental Law and Policy Center in Chicago is working with other Midwest environmental organizations to develop sustainable transportation systems that enhance, not entrap, life in urban and rural areas. Contact David Kolata at 312-795-3703, e-mail:<DKolata@ELPC.org>. The group's Web site is <www.elpc.org>.
• To receive a copy of STPP's report, Aggressive Driving: Are You at Risk,contactBarbara McCann at 202-974-5134, e-mail: <bmccann@transact.org>, or use the Web site: <www.transact.org/qolreports.htm>.
SMARTROADS: GRAND TRAVERSE REGION
• To join the Coalition for Sensible Growth call Mark Nixon at
231-929-4310; to join the Institute call Deb Negri-Jackson at 231-882-4723
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