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
Learn to Advocate for a More Walkable, Bikable, Livable TC
Do you want to make your neighborhood safer to bike and walk? Have ideas about how to make it better but you don’t know where to start? Want to make a positive change for you and your neighbors?
Lessons from America’s Mobility Innovation Hub
Groundwork’s mobility leader, Jim Bruckbauer, headed to Columbus, Ohio-ground zero for mobility innovation in the United States-to bring back lessons for Traverse City as it finds a way to a brighter traffic future.
Look for Groundwork’s New Mobility Lab
Coming soon: New T.C. initiative to reduce traffic jams and parking hassles.