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College, Cars and BATA

Choices | March 16, 2012 | By Glenn Puit

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....

Mobility Planning Gets Better

Great Towns | January 20, 2012 | By James Bruckbauer

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. ...

BATA Making Big Changes

January 10, 2012 | By Glenn Puit

Faster, direct lines target commuters ...

Five Reasons to be Optimistic About Growth: A Look Ahead

Great Towns | January 5, 2012 | By James Bruckbauer

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....

2011: A Great Year For MLUI

MLUI News | January 5, 2012 | By Jim Lively

Here are some key highlights from our three program areas in 2011....

New Parking Strategy Could Mean Dollars for Neighborhoods

Great Towns | December 15, 2011 | By James Bruckbauer

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....

Progress Village Advocates for Poor in Northern Michigan

Great Towns | December 12, 2011 | By Glenn Puit

Maureen Robinson learned first-hand that there is a way out of poverty after getting involved in the Traverse Bay Poverty Reduction Initiative (PRI)....

BATA Study Eyes Significant Changes

Choices | December 2, 2011 | By James Bruckbauer

The Bay Area Transit Authority (BATA) unveiled on Wednesday a groundbreaking study aimed at improving our region’s largest bus system....


Last Call for Boardman Lake Road Plan

Choices | March 18, 2011 | By James Bruckbauer

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....


Our Choice: What Kind of Road for Boardman Lake?

Choices | February 21, 2011 | By James Bruckbauer

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....

Benzie Citizens Moving Grand Vision

Blog Archive | August 2, 2010 | By Shauna Fite

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....

Bikes, Busses, Carpools—Oh My!

Blog Archive | June 23, 2010 | By Hannah Clark

The 16th annual Traverse City Smart Commute Week is now over, and what a week it was!...

Michigan Moving on ‘Complete Streets’

Blog Archive | June 14, 2010 | By Brian Beauchamp

This week a state House committee will review two bills aimed at supporting “Complete Streets” initiatives across Michigan....

My Smart Commute Smorgasbord

Blog Archive | June 11, 2010 | By Jane Kowieski

My eyes were opened to how easy and enjoyable it is to bike, carpool, or catch a bus to work....

So Many Reasons to Try Transit

Blog Archive | June 3, 2010 | By Hannah Clark

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....


Work Harder, Stay Poor

Blog Archive | June 1, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

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....

Zoning Gone, Benzie Planners Rethink Mission

Blog Archive | May 26, 2010 | By Shauna Fite

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....

Grand Vision: Time to Bring It Home

Blog Archive | May 19, 2010 | By Jim MacInnes

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....

Granholm: Stimulus Helping Michigan Housing Crisis

Blog Archive | May 7, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

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....

Who Dat Says New Orleans Ain’t A Great City?

Blog Archive | April 20, 2010 | By Jim Lively

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....

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