Astroturf NIMBY group comes out to oppose property rights
"The tortured objections being raised by some Commission members were not supportable in the factual record.
So the end result of the “no” vote is, the township has thrown away 645,000 dollars in grant money, and the utility could go to court, with a high likelihood of winning a judgement, based on the record, possibly creating even more legal bills for the township."
Michigan: Bicyclist killed in downtown Grand Rapids was stagehand, driver had prior arrest
The driver, who is being investigated for DWI, came flying off an exit ramp and blew through a red light before hitting Steve Dowhan, 53.
Attention, Michigan: Start building the Coast to Coast line now
"Supporters at the Michigan Environmental Council call it the “Coast to Coast Corridor” because it runs from Holland on Lake Michigan to Detroit on the narrows that joins Lake Huron and Lake Erie...the Coast to Coast corridor is 177 miles long as originally proposed. That’s the mileage from Holland to Detroit via the former Pere Marquette Railroad, now part of CSX Corp."
https://www.hsrail.org/blog/attention-michigan-start-building-the-coast-to-coast-line-now/
Ann Arbor's Transportation Commission wants to bump the bike and pedestrian infrastructure budget to 20% of the overall transporation budget, up from 5 percent.
Ooh, I bet the NIMBY's will be up in arms about that! Love to hear the city council debating it.
#AnnArbor #Michigan #transport #UrbanPlanning
Does Ann Arbor need more protected bike lanes? Issue at center of budget talks