Our friends up north in Traverse City are undertaking "The Grand Vision" – a land use and transportation study process to facilitate providing a framework for propelling the Grand Traverse region for the next 50 years and beyond (aka. figure out how to effectively absorb their enormous growth in a way that maintains their quality of […]
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As reported in the Detroit Free Press, TRU and our coalition partners will be holding a meeting this Friday to introduce municipal leaders along Woodward to learn more about the potential benefits of transit-oriented development to our region. The meeting is designed for municipal leaders and planning officials, but the public is welcome as well.
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Most Americans don’t get enough exercise and are overly reliant on cars. But it’s not always our fault. Many of us live in communities where walking to the store is dangerous, impossible, or both. Now WalkScore.com has launched a website that lets you get a sense for how “walkable” any neighborhood really is — based
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Most Americans don’t get enough exercise and are overly reliant on cars. But it’s not always our fault. Many of us live in communities where walking to the store is dangerous, impossible, or both. Now WalkScore.com has launched a website that lets you get a sense for how "walkable" any neighborhood really is — based
Check out your neighborhood's Walk Score! Read More »
Following a brief 4-hour government shut down, the state legislature appears to have come to an agreement on the 2008 budget (the 2008 fiscal year starts today). The legislature agreed upon a small income tax increase and the expansion of the sales tax to some service, in addition to some "government reforms" and more unspecified cuts.
Countdown to Chaos – a call to fix the state budget without any more cuts! Read More »
