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Passenger Rail and Public Transportation: A Perfect Pairing

Passenger Rail and Public Transportation: A Perfect Pairing

Mar 25, 2024 | North+South Passenger Rail, Transportation & Community Design

Cities along new passenger rail lines receive much more than just a fancy train station and new way to travel. Regular passenger train service can become a catalyst that transforms the way people get around town. As the gateway to a city, train stations provide...

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...

Announcing Release of 2023 Annual Report

Announcing Release of 2023 Annual Report

Feb 27, 2024 | Clean Energy, Food & Farming, Transportation & Community Design

Hello Friend, Good day. A quick note to say today we are sending a link to our annual report, which shares our achievemen ts from 2023. Thanks to the team of supporters, partners, board, and staff, there's a lot to report! And to be honest, even though I'm...

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...

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