Recently you may have attended or read our coverage of the Michigan by Rail Forum held in Traverse City last month.
Now, you have a chance to participate online in MDOT's official public comment session.
Click here to go to MDOT's website where you will be asked to write in your thoughts on the future of rail [...]

The Grand Vision Transportation Guiding Principle is to improve the region's existing network of roads and public transportation, and provide better infrastructure for bikers and pedestrians. And the Energy Guiding Principle is to incorporate sustainable energy principles into building, transportation, power generation, and all aspects of the region's economy.
MLIVE.com has this story on the Ford [...]

The Grand Vision Transportation Guiding Principle is to improve the region's existing network of roads and public transportation, and provide better infrastructure for bikers and pedestrians.
The Holland Sentinel has this article on how car pooling numbers have dwindled in the past two decades:
The days of hitching a ride to work with your buddy or joining [...]

Here is an article from WISC-TV/Channel3000.com written by Brian Clark in Wisconsin:
In my humble opinion, there’s no better way to get from Wisconsin to mainland Michigan than hopping on the S.S. Badger, a 400-foot-long vehicle and passenger ferry that has been plying the waters of Lake Michigan for more than 50 years.
Once in Michigan, we [...]

Roughly 70 people attended a traffic calming presentation led by national expert Ian Lockwood on Monday July 26th, 2010.
Up North Media was at the event and produced a full video of the event.
If you would like to watch it online, click here.
Photo: Roundabout from Wikimedia Commons

The Grand Vision Transportation Guiding Principle is to improve the region's existing network of roads and public transportation, and provide better infrastructure for bikers and pedestrians.
And today, Interlochen Public Radio is reporting that a Complete Streets bill has been approved by the Legislature and sent to Governor Granholm for her signature:
The Legislature has approved measures [...]

On July 28th, the Grand Vision Transportation and Growth and Investment Working Groups hosted an informational forum on how Regional Wayfinding can be utilized to make the Grand Vision a reality.
The forum was led by Mark VanderKlipp, President of Corbin Design. Earlier that day, Mark spoke with Melissa Smith about the ideas behind the forum [...]

Tune in to 7&4 News at 6:25am tomorrow morning (7/28) to watch Mark VanderKlipp talk about the Regional Wayfinding Forum that he will be leading tomorrow afternoon.
"I'm excited to show the audience that the Grand Vision concept has been implemented in many other regions throughout the U.S.," said VanderKlipp, President of Corbin Design. "I hope [...]

Roughly 70 people attended a traffic calming presentation led by national expert Ian Lockwood Monday afternoon.
“Traffic calming is taking the mean fast cars and getting them to be slow, happy cars,” joked Lockwood.
On a more serious note, Lockwood said that with slower driving speeds kill rates decrease for pedestrians and property damage decreases as well [...]

The Grand Vision Transportation Guiding Principle is to improve the region's existing network of roads and public transportation, and provide better infrastructure for bikers and pedestrians.
9&10 News has this story on revised plans for a new parking deck in Traverse City:
Traverse City is moving forward with plans for another parking deck – but it may [...]