After more than 70 years without public transportation between northern and southern Michigan, the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities is proposing to upgrade an existing freight route to establish the North + South Passenger Rail, a train service connecting communities from Detroit to Petoskey.
Groundwork is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization whose Transportation & Community Design program leads the initiative proposing the 300-mile project between southeast and northwest Michigan, including stops in Ann Arbor and Traverse City.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Carolyn Ulstad, manager of the Transportation & Community Design program, said the plan’s three overarching goals are economic development, accessibility and sustainability…