October 16, 2009 – 8:57 am
BATA, the Bay Area Transportation Authority, needs your help to create its public transportation strategy for 2010 and beyond.
October 2, 2009 – 11:21 am
The Grand Visions Land Use Study: Harris Values Survey is now available online. View the full PDF report: Harris Values Survey 11-08 (PDF, 3.6MB), excerpts of the study are included below.
Introduction Excerpt:
Introduction
The Grand Traverse region has experienced significant growth in the past decade and is anticipated to continue growing at a fast rate. In preparation [...]
October 2, 2009 – 10:36 am
The Grand Vision Public Involvement Committee Report is now available. View the full PDF report: Grand Vision PIC report 1-26-2009.
Excerpts from the Grand Vision PIC report 1-26-2009 (PDF):
Summary and Goals Excerpt:
Executive Summary
The Public Involvement Committee formed in the summer of 2007 to support the efforts of the Grand Vision land use and [...]
September 29, 2009 – 9:22 am
Per the below, we are establishing the second Monday of every month to be recurring date of the Grand Vision Growth & Investment Areas Working Group. Until further notice, all meetings will be held at the NWMCOG offices at the NMC University center. Below is the schedule for the next six months:
October 12, 10 [...]
September 1, 2008 – 4:02 pm
Here's our latest video - share your vision in the comments and in October!
You can click over to YouTube to watch in high quality.
Six counties look ahead to "The Grand Vision Decision" in October
(Traverse City, Michigan) - "We've seen more people turn out for The Grand Vision in northern Michigan than in other areas of the country that have ten times the population," said John Fregonese, the nationally-recognized Scenario Planning Specialist based in Oregon whose firm conducted the [...]
This photo (Tweddle Barn by Jimflix) appears on our Resources page. It's one of many that have been added to The Grand Vision group on the photo sharing site Flickr.
Click through to learn how you can share your photos with The Grand Vision!
The Grand Vision Scorecard is the focal point of the Grand Vision Decision, a concentrated three-week long public participation process seeking more than 15,000 citizen responses to select a final Grand Vision growth strategy for the region.
The Scorecard will present four alternative growth strategies, along with detailed information about the costs and benefits of each. [...]
Grand Vision Update Spring 2008 Adobe PDF
LINKS TO THE MAPS ARE AT BOTTOM OF PAGE!
(Traverse City, Michigan) - Over 350 people participated last week at the Kalkaska and Leelanau county workshops conducted as part of the expanded scope of The Grand Vision. Later this month, three more citizen workshops will be conducted in Antrim (May 27), Benzie (May 28) and Wexford [...]
