This Groundwork op-ed first published in the Detroit Free Press. The oil company Enbridge wants to move its Line 5 oil pipeline from the Straits of Mackinac into a tunnel beneath the lake, and the Michigan Public Service Commission recently signed off on this plan,...
Cleaner, Cheaper, Faster, Less Hassle? When Trains Win Out Over Planes
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...
Line 5 at Workshop Brewing TC, January 25, Learn, Take Action!
2024 promises to be a monumental year in the fight to shut down Line 5. Multiple court cases in motion Permit reviews ahead. Erosion on the Bad River edging ever closer to the pipeline (and spring melt just ahead) Gathering pressure on...
Meet Groundwork’s New Transportation Specialist, Michael Goldman Brown, Jr.
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
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...
Rail Is on the Rise in State and Nation
Photo: We can dream ... passenger rail in many nations is fast, smooth and affordable. Italian train station pictured. (Legendary Orient Express train at right.) The year 1888: the Washington Monument opens to the public, the National Geographic Society is founded,...