The best grants result not only in the immediate fulfillment of a grant obligation, but also result in new good things that follow on from that original investment. This is a story about the very good things that are following from a Building Resilient Communities...
Passenger Rail and Public Transportation: A Perfect Pairing
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...
Agriculture Forum: ‘EAT Act’ support vital to food security
This article first appeared in the Traverse City Record-Eagle Agriculture Forum. For several years, I have been part of a collective effort to provide more access to healthy food to those in our community who need it most. This on-the-ground effort helps meet the...
Seeing Double: The Midwest’s Other North-South In-State Rail Project
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...
Why Corporate Partnership With Groundwork Matters
We are sharing thoughts from 11 members of our Corporate Sponsor program, responses to a simple question we asked them a few weeks back: "Why is the corporate partnership with Groundwork important to you and your business?"As you'll see, their answers...
Plan to relocate oil tunnel ‘unusual and especially risky.’ Here’s why.
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,...