The Grand Vision is founded on the basic belief that citizens can act today to create the region of tomorrow. We are all responsible for the future of our region. There is a saying, “what you put in, is what you get out.” That is true for the Grand Vision.
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Time to mark your calendars!
May 10 will be our Grand Vision Citizen Action Expo at Northwest Michigan College's Hagerty Center in Traverse City. May 10 will kick off our citizen action campaign and we will be traveling to Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau and Wexford counties all this summer.
The Expos will offer residents of our region [...]

This report describes the scenario planning process with an explanation of the workshop timeline, attendance, activities, and results. An initial report was created to identify and summarize the work that had already been done in the region related to transportation and land use planning. It was titled “Past/Existing Transportation and Land Use Trends Report” and [...]

This report presents the results of a telephone survey conducted in March and April 2009 among residents of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, and Wexford Counties. The survey questions were derived from questions explored in the Grand Vision Decision, a broad public-input process in which area residents explored options for [...]

You can view the completed Grand Vision document right here!

On March 11, 2008, more than 800 sophomores from Traverse City Central High School and Traverse City West Senior High School participated in a Grand Vision public involvement workshop that was facilitated by fellow high school students. Students participated in four interactive stations that involved land use and transportation planning scenarios and applications [...]

Growth is coming to our region. The Grand Vision lets us decide, together, how that growth happens.
This fall, during the Grand Vision Decision, citizens will cooperatively construct a 50-year growth plan for the region that has the broadest possible public support. That support is critical: It will show local and state government officials that they [...]