Great Lakes Bulletin, Summer/Fall 1999

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SUMMER/FALL 1999, Volume 4, Number 3

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Special Report: Transportation Project

A BETTER WAY TO GET THERE

Social Consequences of Roads

TAKING MOTORISTS FOR A RIDE: State Obscures Repair Program

Few Places in Michigan Get State-of-the-Art Mobility

CLOSE-UP: Traverse City Bypass the Framework for Sprawl, More Traffic

THE ROAD MORE TRAVELED: Studies Concur, New Roads Cause Congestion

TAKE ACTION
Dawn of a New Era * The Smooth Ride Home * Resources

Features
STATE SUBVERTS LAW, BLOCKS CITIZEN CHALLENGES

Projects
LAND STEWARDSHIP
After Arcadia Bluffs Blowout, Action to Protect Great Lakes Shoreline * Ecological Values: An Ounce of Prevention * Acme Township's Plan for Prosperity

OIL AND GAS
Industry Renews Pressure to Drill under Lake Michigan * Filer Township Overrules DEQ, Adopts Own H2S Protections

PUBLIC TRUST ALLIANCE
Watershed Bill a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing * Institute Report Champions Natural River Program

Departments
FROM THE FIELD

LETTERS TO THE INSTITUTE

MEMBER SNAPSHOT: It's a Family Affair

AT THE INSTITUTE
Ace Pilot for Web Site * Stupendous Spring Events * New Grants Awarded

Printed on recycled paper using low-VOC soybean inks. Please recycle.
Publication of the Great Lakes Bulletinis supported by grants from the Frey Foundation, the Alpern Foundation, the Borwell Charitable Foundation, and the Michigan Environmental Council. Opinions:Guest articles and letters represent the positions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Michigan Land Use Institute. Membership: Basic membership in the Michigan Land Use Institute is $25 per year.Membership options also are available for low-income households. A subscription to the Great Lakes Bulletinis included as a benefit of membership. Articles & Letters:Submissions are welcome and may beexcerpted due to space limitations. Corrections:The Great Lakes Bulletinstrives to maintain the highest journalistic standards and every effort is made to ensure accuracy. Readers are encouraged to bring anyerrors of fact to our attention. Corrections will be published in the following issue. Reprints:Copyright © 1999. All rights reserved. Please contact the Michigan Land Use Institute for permission to reprint orotherwise distribute articles, in full or in part, from this magazine.




		SUMMER/FALL 1999, Volume 4, Number 3
	Cover Section Special Report: Transportation Project A BETTER WAY TO GET THERE Social Consequences of Roads TAKING MOTORISTS FOR A RIDE: State Obscures Repair Program Few Places in Michigan Get State-of-the-Art Mobility CLOSE-UP: Traverse City Bypass the Framework for Sprawl, More Traffic THE ROAD MORE TRAVELED: Studies Concur, New Roads Cause Congestion TAKE ACTION Dawn of a New Era * The Smooth Ride Home * Resources Features STATE SUBVERTS LAW, BLOCKS CITIZEN CHALLENGES Projects LAND STEWARDSHIP After Arcadia Bluffs Blowout, Action to Protect Great Lakes Shoreline * Ecological Values: An Ounce of Prevention * Acme Township's Plan for Prosperity OIL AND GAS Industry Renews Pressure to Drill under Lake Michigan * Filer Township Overrules DEQ, Adopts Own H2S Protections PUBLIC TRUST ALLIANCE Watershed Bill a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing * Institute Report Champions Natural River Program Departments FROM THE FIELD LETTERS TO THE INSTITUTE MEMBER SNAPSHOT: It's a Family Affair AT THE INSTITUTE Ace Pilot for Web Site * Stupendous Spring Events * New Grants Awarded
Printed on recycled paper using low-VOC soybean inks. Please recycle. Publication of the Great Lakes Bulletinis supported by grants from the Frey Foundation, the Alpern Foundation, the Borwell Charitable Foundation, and the Michigan Environmental Council. Opinions:Guest articles and letters represent the positions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Michigan Land Use Institute. Membership: Basic membership in the Michigan Land Use Institute is $25 per year.Membership options also are available for low-income households. A subscription to the Great Lakes Bulletinis included as a benefit of membership. Articles & Letters:Submissions are welcome and may beexcerpted due to space limitations. Corrections:The Great Lakes Bulletinstrives to maintain the highest journalistic standards and every effort is made to ensure accuracy. Readers are encouraged to bring anyerrors of fact to our attention. Corrections will be published in the following issue. Reprints:Copyright © 1999. All rights reserved. Please contact the Michigan Land Use Institute for permission to reprint orotherwise distribute articles, in full or in part, from this magazine.