Transportation

U.P. student teams win in MDOT bridge building competition

Well, the U.P. may not represent a very big chunk of the population of Michigan, but apparently its high school bridge-building teams are pretty stand-out, because four of the twelve […]

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Iron Ore Heritage Trail to expand
Cleaner, greener buses for Michigan thanks to technology made in the U.P.

Escanaba's Engineered Machined Products is driving Michigan forward with solutions for cash-strapped cities that need a complete makeover of their bus fleets. Second Wave's Howard Lovy gives us an idea of what the partnership could bring.

Students Reinventing Michigan holds road and bridge idea open houses
A three-hour tour? Not if you’re using public transportation

A trek around Michigan without a car can be a difficult proposition, as the folks who embarked on the Michigan Transportation Odyssey found out. Our own Tom Clynes followed them along three days and over 350 miles. He reports from the road.

Complete Streets: Designing roadways for the benefit of all

Recently, the Michigan Environmental Council conducted a study with two focus groups. The results showed that state residents are more interested in seeing sidewalks and bike lanes--not just more roads. Amen to that, we say.

Embarking on an Odyssey: Traveling through Michigan by bus and train

If you've ever traveled from the southern edge of our great state to the northern reaches, then you probably are well aware that you can't just jump on a train and make the trek. That's something that needs to change and is the focus of the upcoming Michigan Odyssey, an event being undertaken by Transportation for Michigan.

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