Leaders from across the Grand Traverse region gathered last month to start looking for ways to make sure that The Grand Vision-a six-county, 50-year, citizen-based growth plan-and one of the area’s top industries-farming-work well together to strengthen the local economy while preserving the region’s rural character.
Jim Lively: Fill It Out – It Is Easy (Really!)
We are looking far into the future, so don’t let current master plans, zoning, or political bickering hold you back.
Jim Lively: Jumping Through Bureaucratic Hoops to Get on the Grand Vision Bus
The next Grand Vision workshops on March 20th at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center are all about regional transportation solutions for the future.
Jim Lively: It is Elementary – Smart Growth Requires Neighborhood Schools
Those are all big changes if they are affecting your child – but the decisions about closing schools have much broader implications for the entire community.
Julie Hay: Grand Visions, Handstands, and What-Ifs
“Handstands will help bring about world peace, for it is when we are upside down that we can best understand an opposing viewpoint.”
LUTS: So, What Is Holding up the Parade?
Nearly two years ago, 34 people, including yours truly, formed a new community group with a big mission: launch a Land Use and Transportation Study that would allow people in the Grand Traverse region to work together to figure out how they want the area to grow in the coming decades.