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Passenger rail remains a terrific option for rural America

Passenger rail remains a terrific option for rural America

Mar 3, 2025 | North+South Passenger Rail, T.C. Mobility Lab, Transportation & Community Design

ABOVE: Passengers wait on the platform to board Amtrak’s Empire Builder at Whitefish Station (2019 ridership: 55,642) in Whitefish, Montana (pop. 7,751). The station building is owned by the local Stumptown Historical Society, and offers passengers a waiting room,...

Consultant announced for next essential study for North+South Passenger Rail

Consultant announced for next essential study for North+South Passenger Rail

Oct 10, 2024 | North+South Passenger Rail, T.C. Mobility Lab, Transportation & Community Design

Michigan's North-South Passenger Rail Project has reached another big milestone! After a thorough and competitive selection process, we are thrilled to announce that the Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority (WexExpress) and Groundwork have selected WSP as the...

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...

Meet Groundwork’s New Transportation Specialist, Michael Goldman Brown, Jr.

Meet Groundwork’s New Transportation Specialist, Michael Goldman Brown, Jr.

Jan 10, 2024 | North+South Passenger Rail, T.C. Mobility Lab, Transportation & Community Design

Michael Goldman Brown, Jr., has joined the Groundwork family as our new Transportation Specialist. Michael will work to build community connections and support for the proposed passenger rail line connecting south-east Michigan to mid- and lower Northern...

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...

Stop This Bridge. Sharing Our Letter to MDOT Leaders

Stop This Bridge. Sharing Our Letter to MDOT Leaders

Sep 25, 2023 | T.C. Mobility Lab, Transportation & Community Design

Hello Friends of Groundwork,  We'll keep you up-to-date over the next few months on the Grand Traverse County Road Commission's efforts to build a new bridge, with an estimated cost of $320,000,000, in the Boardman River Valley, but in the meantime, here's a...

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