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Update: Senate Committee’s Bills Include Transit

Local Motion, Choices | May 23, 2014 | By James Bruckbauer

On Wednesday, the Senate’s Infrastructure Modernization Committee passed five bills, three of the House bills and two from the Senate, that would flow new transportation money based on the normal transportation funding formula, Act 51. The bills would ens...

Road Funding Plan Leaves Buses at the Curb

Local Motion, Choices | May 20, 2014 | By James Bruckbauer

Transportation advocates all over the state say the most recent proposal to raise much-needed money for transportation would bypass the state’s normal funding formula and divert money to roads only, leaving out transit.
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No Silver Bullet for TC’s East-West Traffic

Local Motion | April 25, 2014 | By James Bruckbauer

Recently, TC-TALUS—this region’s transportation and land use planning body—released a memo that described the challenges with our road network’s ability to handle the traffic that travels between the east and west sides of the Grand Traverse region. The d...

The Regional Rider - Spring Cleaning Edition

Local Motion | March 25, 2014 | By James Bruckbauer

Last month’s Buses Without Borders event was a huge success! We heard terrific presentations from Vance Edwards, Kirk Steudle, Roger Millar, and Jay Flint. They talked about how reliable and efficient transit, when marketed well, can become a huge boost ...

Are Buses Better Without Borders?

Local Motion | February 19, 2014 | By James Bruckbauer

The only way agencies will capture everyday commuters and tourists is by offering an efficient express bus service that connects the region’s cities and villages to Traverse City regardless of county lines....

Five Ways to Beat Traffic in TC: Upgrade Keystone and Beitner Roads

Local Motion | January 30, 2014 | By James Bruckbauer

There’s a way for many summer travelers and busy delivery trucks to bypass Traverse City if they want to avoid the area’s busiest roads like Division, Grandview Parkway, and S. Airport Road. It’s a bypass that connects Chums Corner with the east side of T...

Five Ways to Beat Traffic in TC: Improve South Airport Road

Local Motion | January 6, 2014 | By James Bruckbauer

South Airport Road, the region’s main east-west route, is choked with industrial parks, strip-malls, fast food joints—and lots of cars. It’s a busy road for motorists, and dangerous for people who bus, bike or walk. But a series of small changes, like imp...

Five Ways to Beat Traffic in TC: Improve Grandview Parkway

Local Motion | December 20, 2013 | By James Bruckbauer

There are a few ways to improve flow so the parkway can better handle traffic and, at the same time, become safer for those who want to cross between downtown and the lake....

Money for Division Street Study Announced Today

Great Towns, Local Motion | December 19, 2013 | By james

Some major fixes to our local roads are on the way thanks to a state general fund surplus found earlier this year. The projects includes $500,000 for a Division Street study, $1 million to replace the aging Front Street bridge in downtown Traverse City, a...

Five Ways To Beat Traffic In TC: Improve Division Street

Local Motion | December 10, 2013 | By James Bruckbauer

Improving Division is just one piece of a broad set of strategies to reduce congestion in the Traverse City area. Others strategies include improving Grandview Parkway and S. Airport Roads, upgrading Keystone and Beitner Roads; and making it easier for p...

The Regional Rider - A Commuter Habits Holiday

Local Motion | December 4, 2013 | By James Bruckbauer

Wow! It’s going to be a cold, snowy winter here in northern Michigan. All you regular bike or walk commuters may want to thaw out on a nice, warm bus this winter. Brrrr…
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Healthy Living Begins With Morning Commute

Local Motion | November 8, 2013 | By James Bruckbauer

In the Grand Traverse region, our long-distance commutes are having a big impact on our health. In fact, most Grand Traverse area workers spend about 46 minutes a day sitting alone in their cars traveling to and from work....

Transportation habits hurt Grand Traverse pocketbooks

Local Motion | October 28, 2013 | By James Bruckbauer

Transportation costs in the Grand Traverse region are sky-high. In fact, the average family spends about $15,000 a year on transportation alone, according to the Center for Neighborhood Technology.
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Should road projects offer a return on investment?

Local Motion | September 12, 2013 | By James Bruckbauer

This short video compares how local officials typically think about return vs. the actual financial returns a project might provide....

Local Motion rolls out fact sheets on transportation habits

Choices, Local Motion | July 31, 2013 | By James Bruckbauer

Local Motion, a new northwest Michigan program for improving transportation choices in the Grand Traverse region, is rolling out a series of fact sheets to outline our current transportation habits. This first sheet reveals the current reality: Most commu...

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