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 formal letter that was submitted to the Michigan Department of Transportation by Groundwork and our friends at the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council.—Editors
Click to read entire letter.
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...
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...
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...