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Local Motion offers vision for future of commuting

Choices | July 15, 2013 | By Howard Lovy

Even on “The Jetsons,” hapless George would still get stuck in traffic jams on the way to work. Instead, says the Michigan Land Use Institute, what we need is a new vision for the future of commuting. MLUI wants to begin with a program called Local Motion...

View of public transit is changing nationally and locally

Choices | June 12, 2013 | By Howard Lovy

Back in 2009, some of the bumpers on BATA buses in Traverse City were held together with duct tape. Today, the 75-strong BATA bus fleet is taking more commuters than ever before to and from their jobs. They did this by adding routes and providing services...

Expert: Real opportunities for transportation choices in TC

Choices | June 7, 2013 | By Howard Lovy

Tumlin said building up rural highways encourages people to leave "walkable cities" and gives people no option but to continue driving from one parking lot to another, creating hazardous conditions on roads that were built to accommodate rural traffic....

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