The Traverse City Michigan By Rail public forum will be held on July 22, 2010 at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center. The forum will run from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Please join State Representatives Wayne Schmidt, Dan Scripps, and your fellow citizens at the Traverse City Michigan by Rail Public Forum.
Help plan Northwest Lower Michigan’s rail connection to the rest of the state and region.
The Michigan by Rail Forum in Traverse City is part of a series of public forums taking place throughout the state to engage citizens on a vision for the future of Michigan’s freight and passenger rail system.
During the dozens of Grand Vision citizen workshops throughout 2008, reinvigorating passenger and freight rail was a priority
shared by local citizens. This forum is an opportunity to continue this discussion. The event will include an overview of the existing system; an interactive rail mapping session; discussion of financing issues and a big-picture vision of the future of Michigan’s railroad system.
Forums will also be held in Ann Arbor, East Lansing, Dearborn, Detroit, Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, New Buffalo, Royal Oak, and St. Joseph/Benton Harbor.
Please participate and make your voice heard.
Partners for this forum are:
Michigan Environmental Council
Michigan Association of Railroad
Passengers
Northwest Michigan Council of
Governments
Traverse Area Association of
Realtors
Traverse City Chamber of
Commerce
Traverse City Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Traverse Area Recreation and
Transportation Trails
FACEBOOK EVENT:
Contact:
Hannah Clark
(231) 941-6584
[email protected]
Train Ride Opportunity:
There are a limited number of seats available for a passenger train ride from Cadillac to Traverse City and return for participants of the Michigan By Rail event. Please contact Hannah Clark or Tim Fischer for more details.
Traverse City Area Residents:
The Michigan Land Use Institute is arranging transportation for people who live in the Traverse City area that would like to ride this invite only train and then attend the meeting. Register to reserve a spot on a bus that will take you to the train in Cadillac, and bring you all the way to the meeting at the Civic Center. Train riders will meet a bus at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center at 1:30 p.m.
A dinner before the meeting will also be included in the registration. Registration costs for the bus and dinner are $20.
Hannah Clark: 231-941-6584 ext. 26
Bus from Lansing to Cadillac:
The Michigan Environmental Council and Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers are chartering an Indian Trails bus to take participants from Lansing to board the train in Cadillac. You can board the bus in Lansing at 11:45am. The bus will leave from the Michigan Environmental Council offices at 119 Pere Marquette Drive.
A dinner before the meeting will also be included in the registration. Registration costs for the bus and dinner are $20.
To reserve a spot on the bus, contact Tim Fischer by July 16th at
517-487-9539
Lodging in Traverse City:
You should arrange and pay for your own lodging. We have made deals with several local hotels, but the rooms are not reserved, so reservations should be made as soon as possible. Please mention Michigan by Rail when making your reservation.
Knights Inn
Two queen standard units - $99/night
King units - $109/night
Standard jacuzzi units - $119/night
231-944-1554
Cambria Suites
King Suite - $179/night
Double Queen - $189/night
231-778-9000
Comfort Inn
Double Queen - $159/night
231-778-8000
We hope to see you there!
The Grand Traverse County Civic Center is located at:
1213 West Civic Center Drive
Traverse City, MI 49686
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Local partners for the Traverse City forum are:
The train ride and bus trip are sponsored by:
I will be attending the Traverse City Forum representing Amtrak. I need to reserve a spot on the train from Cadillac to Traverse Cityand return. I am concerned about parking for my car in Cadillac and transportation from the train station in Traverse City to my hotel and the conference. Can someone please call me with details so I may make travel arrangements from Chicago?
Regards,
Derrick James
Director, Government Affairs, Amtrak
312-502-5047
When is the meeting in Ann Arbor? I am there often.
Thanks, Don
Our tentative date is Thursday, December 9.