Transportation & Community Design
Livable Towns
With your involvement, we can continue working on innovative solutions to tame traffic in Traverse City's downtown and neighborhoods, improving livability and keeping T.C. thriving.
Livable Towns
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the goal of the livable towns program?
What new services will you explore?
Based on best practices in other towns and feedback from employers, multiple options are surfacing as initiatives to explore: Private commuter shuttles, a downtown on-demand shuttle, a circulator shuttle, and a bike share program.
How can I get involved?
Sign up for Groundwork's newsletter for updates on T.C. Mobility Lab and ways you can get involved. Also keep an eye out for the Advocate Academy that we co-produce with Norte. A six-week class taught in late winter, the academy teaches strategies and offers advice for dealing with local government on issues like making a town more walkable and bike-able. You may also contact Groundwork Deputy Director, James Bruckbauer.
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Resources
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
Livable Towns News
Milestones: Kelly Thayer Shares Memories and Takeaways From Bridge and Bypass Battles in TC and Petoskey!
In our 25th year, we’re celebrating milestone achievements from our legacy. Kelly Thayer talks about our earlier opposition campaigns to protect the rural character of our landscape.
Justin Snowden Talks Micro-Mobility in the Motor City
Detroit got us off the sidewalks and into our cars. Now urban planners see the need to reverse that scenario: get people on bikes, e-scooters and on their feet, for the health of our people and our community cohesion. Justin Snowden, chief of Mobility Strategy, City of Detroit shares insight.
Lessons in Small City Mobility: Shared Bikes Get Rolling in Ithaca, New York
People in Ithaca, New York, love to walk to work—at a higher per-capita rate than any metro in the nation. Could non-auto commute numbers go even higher with a bike-share program?