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About Us
The
Land Use and Transportation Coordinating Group
was officially appointed by the Grand Traverse
County Board in April of 2005. The group's
mission, established at its August meeting,
defines its purpose:
“Our mission is to use a transparent and
citizen led discussion and process to ensure
the development of a community vision, plans
for the future, and projects that address land
use and transportation challenges facing the
region.”
The Land Use & Transportation Coordinating
Group operates under teh following principles:
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Trust
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Respect
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Unity of Purpose
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Nonviolence
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Self-Empowerment
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Cooperation
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Conflict Resolution
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Commitment to the Group
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Active Participation
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Equal Access to Power
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Patience
The Land Use and
Transportation Coordinating Group’s role is to
act as ‘guardians of the process’ of creating
a land use and transportation visioning,
planning, and implementation initiative in the
Grand Traverse area. The group’s
responsibilities include ensuring
accountability to the public; encouraging a
citizen-led process that is open, transparent,
credible, and fair; ensuring alignment with
the legal requirements of funding streams; and
gaining buy-in from stakeholders.
The Coordinating
Group’s tasks include:
1) developing a
scope of work and request for proposals to
guide the visioning and planning effort,
2) reviewing
consultant’s proposals to work on the
initiative, and
3) making
recommendations to TC-TALUS about the scope of
work for the initiative and potential
consultants.
The Traverse City
Transportation and Land Use Study (TC-TALUS),
the transportation planning agency for
the Traverse City urbanized area, is the
fiscal agent for the federally obligated $3.3
million authorized to support the
transportation and land use visioning,
planning, and implementation initiative, and
will manage the contract with the consultant
or consultants who will conduct the process.
The Coordinating
Group uses a consensus model
for making
decisions, with the help of skilled
facilitators from the Community Reconciliation
Services of Traverse City. Traverse City
Transportation and Land Use Study (TC-TALUS)
and the Northwest Michigan Council of
Governments (NWMCOG) provide staff support and
technical assistance to the Coordinating Group
and its subcommittees. |
