A Modern Odyssey: Part II

A Modern Odyssey: Part II

We traveled onward, toward Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, where transportation challenges surely exist, but there’s good reason to be optimistic. What we saw in those cities reminded us that Michigan’s transportation system could grow into a good one some day.

Riding the Bus Here and There

Riding the Bus Here and There

Shaan and Sofie are from a place where you don’t need a car. They walk, ride their bikes, the bus or tram to anywhere. Now they’re in northern Michigan, writing a thesis about transportation here.

It’s Time for Traverse City to Grow Up

It’s Time for Traverse City to Grow Up

Do you want to young families and entrepreneurs living in town and growing with the city? Do you want to see more asphalt along Eighth Street? Do you want safer crossings at East Front and Barlow? Traverse City officials want feedback on the future of five neighborhoods.

Detroit Transit Vital to the Whole State

Detroit Transit Vital to the Whole State

Economists know that Michigan’s future, including Traverse City’s, is inextricably connected to the fate of Detroit. And Detroit cannot succeed if Michiganders don’t stop the terrible, twin trends of public disinvestment and population loss from our state’s largest city.