How A Community Sacked A Bypass

A bypass demise yields unique transportation partnership.

1 minute read

January 28, 2003, 12:00 PM PST

Kelly Thayer explains how citizens in Petoskey, Michigan are moving forward with their plans to find a better way to move traffic and goods through theirgrowing region. Four months ago, after 15 years of civic strife, the MichiganDepartment of Transportation cancelled the proposed $90 million PetsokeyBypass and promised to finance a citizen-led alternative transportationplan... A local planning committee is now drawing the broad outlines of a unique land use and transportation study as well as a civic partnership to carry it out.

Thanks to Keith Schneider

Read the full story: Community Opportunity in Petoskey

Tuesday, January 28, 2003 in Michigan Land Use Institute

Land Use Michigan

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban and Environmental Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban and Environmental Planner

Get top-rated, practical training for planners

Start Learning

Advertise with us

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.