Transportation Network
The Transportation Network seeks to ensure that transportation projects are designed to maintain and improve the existing road system, increase public transportation services between cities and villages in the region, and expand infrastructure serving pedestrians and bicyclists both in and out of town.
The Grand Vision Transporation Network has defined its 2011 goals and objectives:
- To facilitate interaction and participation of all stakeholders in a process of gathering additional information when a project has been identified that would affect any of the 11 corridors identified in the Grand Vision Study.
- To facilitatate the translation and fleshing out of the general report, provided by TC-TALUS, and to bring it down to a local level in line with the Grand Vision voices of the community.
- To facilitate, lobby and advocate for a regional transportation plan.
2011 Citizen's Guide to Transportation Planning!
This guide outlines the broad picture of regional transprotation planning in Northwest Michigan. It describes the activies of the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, and explains the transportation planning process and issues in our region.
Ribbon Cutting for Grand Vision-Inspired Silver Drive
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of Silver Drive and the non-motorized Buffalo Ridge Trail in Traverse City. Watch the video to hear why local leaders think the project is important for the region.
Buckley Transfer Station
Student Video: The Buckley transfer station was featured in a student video shown at the Grand Vision Your Action event in Traverse City. The video was produced for the Grand Vision Energy Network by Lilli Lockwood, Courtney Ignace, and Shannon Klug. All are students at West Senior High School. From the archive: Buckley in Action
Connected Communities: Complete Streets
- Complete Streets Coalition Resource Page is being updated with area reasources and notes/presenations from past Complete Street Discussions and Forums.
Grand Vision Transportation Study Documents
All 17 Grand Vision Transportation reports can be viewed through The Grand Vision Transportation Roadmap.
Each report is information-rich with general topics, specific analysis, and graphic data. This roadmap is designed to give readers a cross-referencing system in order to quickly locate topics of interest within the many documents of the Grand Vision reports. Each report has a task number assigned to it, as an identifier for the consultants who prepared the reports.
Transportation - A Toolkit for Realtors
Links from the National Association of REALTORS® on the important of transportation in our society. It is both informative and an advocacy piece for both motorized and non-motorized transportation. A video and toolkit for transportation can both be viewed here Transportation - A Toolkit for Realtors
To be a part of the Transportation Network check out the Google Group, or contact Evan Smith his email and phone number are listed below. For a list of dates and times for Transportation Network monthly meetings and future events, please see the Calendar
Contact the Transportation Network Convener
Evan Smith, Sr. Operations Manager, Cherry Capital Foods, 943-5010, evan@cherrycapitalfoods.com