Tag: Transit
Letters to the Editor: December 6, 2024
Many readers do not understand “induced demand.”
Traverse City policy group weighs in on state’s Line 5 lawsuit
An amicus brief argues that a 1977 treaty between the United States and Canada gives Michigan a say over the pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
Opinion | Michigan needs state investment to keep public transit moving
The state has failed to fully fund local bus operations as provided by law, leaving transit agencies understaffed and facing potential service cuts. These challenges are especially acute in rural and lower-income communities….
Arguments for, against expanding London’s urban growth boundary
As London’s population swells beyond expectation, and the city looks down the barrel of the national housing crisis, there are new questions about available land and its affordability. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the city’s urban growth boundary, and why it should or shouldn’t be expanded. WHAT IS THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY? […]
Letters to the Editor: December 4, 2024
King Street will be known as the final battle in our city council and administration’s war against the car.
Site for proposed Catholic high school in north London clears hurdle
A plan to demolish a nearly 150-year-old north London home and build a Catholic high school on the site, a top priority for the fast-growing London-area Catholic board, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday. All five members of city council’s planning and environment committee â councillors Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis, Peter Cuddy, Elizabeth Peloza and Steven […]
What to know about city council’s meeting cycle, and one complicated change
Monday marked the first meeting of city council’s refreshed committees including the shrunken community and protective services committee. Reporter Jack Moulton explains the committee system, and why the smaller body already is presenting headaches. WHAT ARE COUNCIL’S STANDING COMMITTEES? City council has four committees that meet on a three-week cycle, followed by a meeting of […]
Michigan transit agencies try thermal imaging to prevent pedestrian crashes
The state is using a $500,000 federal grant to install the cameras on 60 vehicles at four rural and urban transit agencies….
Letters to the Editor: November 27, 2024
Cars don’t get stuck in traffic. They are the traffic.
South Bruce Peninsula approves 3.9% budget hike
South Bruce Peninsula council approved its 2025 operating and capital budgets with a 3.9 per cent municipal levy increase. The 2025 budget will cover total net operating expenses of $12,825,099, compared to $12,343,860 in 2024. The figure squares with the prediction made by the director of financial services and treasurer Tracey Neifer in mid-October when […]