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Articles by Michael Goldman Brown, Jr.
Seeing Double: The Midwest’s Other North-South In-State Rail Project

Seeing Double: The Midwest’s Other North-South In-State Rail Project

Mar 18, 2024 | North+South Passenger Rail, Transportation & Community Design

Groundwork's effort to establish a North-South Passenger Rail in Michigan is part of a national movement to improve and expand train lines that connect big and small cities around the country. Public opinion research and travel trends show that across the United...

Cleaner, Cheaper, Faster, Less Hassle? When Trains Win Out Over Planes

Cleaner, Cheaper, Faster, Less Hassle? When Trains Win Out Over Planes

Jan 26, 2024 | News, North+South Passenger Rail, T.C. Mobility Lab, Transportation & Community Design

Today in America, nearly three million people catch a flight every day. Over the last hundred years, commercial aviation has evolved into such a regular part of life that booking a flight rarely provokes a second thought. Explaining this phenomenon is relatively...

How the Railroads Raised Traverse City

How the Railroads Raised Traverse City

Dec 27, 2023 | North+South Passenger Rail, T.C. Mobility Lab, Transportation & Community Design

Postcard: The High Bridge, over the Pere Marquette River, northern Michigan. As we look to reestablish passenger rail service to Traverse City, examining the present and past of the railroad here provides helpful and fascinating perspectives into the possibilities for...

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