March 19, 2008 – 10:50 am
Jim Lively always liked the notion of a light rail system in Traverse City.
Thursday, he'll find out if it's a practical concept.
Lively is a member of a committee that's steering The Grand Vision, a $1.6 million land use and transportation study that will hold its final public workshops this Thursday in Grand Traverse County.
Workshop participants [...]
March 11, 2008 – 10:18 am
It's often said children are our future.
Students at Traverse City West and Central High Schools are getting the chance to shape not only their future but their community's.
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January 23, 2008 – 10:14 am
What should Traverse City look like in the next 50 years?
Several community members are helping with the answer tonight.
The objective of the Grand Vision workshops is to paint a picture of the city's future using community input.
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January 16, 2008 – 10:45 am
The Grand Vision study began in July... but, in just a few weeks, organizers will find out if Leelanau, Benzie, Wexford, Antrim and Kalkaska counties will be included. But-- the project faces some issues before it can officially incorporate some of those counties. Matt Skeels, the director of TC-Talus says, " due to some problems [...]
November 27, 2007 – 10:47 am
It began with a bridge project that never got off of the ground. The community was divided over a proposal to connect Hartman and Hammond Roads by building a bridge over the Boardman River Valley. Ultimately, the project failed and many people felt the process failed too.
Afterward there was still $3.3 million of [...]
October 18, 2007 – 10:48 am
Petra Kuehnis picked up the green pen and drew lines through large sections of Grand Traverse County, marking them off-limits to development.
"I want to see green space between the villages and the city," said Kuehnis of Traverse City. "We all seem to have the same idea (at her table), built up city cores circled by [...]
October 16, 2007 – 10:24 am
So who hasn't thought (or griped) about where new development should go, what it should look like and what should be done to make our roads better?
Collectively, we've tried to have that conversation a few times already. In 1990, we had the Grand Traverse 20/20 Visioning Process. Three years ago, world-famous futurist William McDonough came [...]
August 22, 2007 – 10:16 am
A transportation problem in Traverse City is driving county leaders to find a solution. Grand Traverse County hired a study team to help them plan for growth, but minimize traffic and preserve its natural resources. The chamber president says it won't just affect Grand Traverse, but the counties surrounding it.
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