This short video compares how local officials typically think about return vs. the actual financial returns a project might provide.
Traffic solutions require leadership, not a bridge
Traffic problems take on new urgency during Traverse City’s busy season as too much congestion hampers business growth, wastes fuel, and hurts this area’s quality of life. But local leaders need to fix our existing transportation network first before pursuing an expensive, ill-conceived, short-term remedy like a new Hartman-Hammond bridge.
CHART: Does Federal Transportation Spending Reflect Shifting Trends?
Do our transportation investments reflect the rapidly changing demand for buses and trains?
Conference Highlights Rail’s Potential in Michigan
Earlier this week, MLUI joined transportation experts, engineers, train advocates, rail companies and decision makers in Lansing at the Michigan Rail Conference.
Road builders admit: ‘We can’t build our way out of congestion’
One of nation’s largest road-building firms, HNTB, recently admitted something transportation advocates have argued for many years: “We can’t build our way out of traffic congestion.”
GT Road Commission To Consider Complete Streets
Grand Traverse County road officials could adopt a policy that would symbolize its commitment to improving roads, reducing traffic congestion, and helping people get around the region efficiently.