A group of Flint residents and organizations want the Michigan Department of Transportation to reconsider its working plan for rebuilding I-475 in the city to prevent “the same harms that were caused by its initial construction.” In a letter to MDOT Director...
Now through July 30, a segment of Saginaw Street from Court Street to Third Street will be closed for brick restoration and infrastructure upgrades. Northbound traffic will detour to Church Street and southbound traffic will detour to Beach Street. Fourth Street...
Late last month much of Michigan experienced what weather forecasters like to call a “snow event.” Some might call it a snowstorm but, whatever you wish to call it, schools and businesses were closed, schedules were upset, and travel by vehicle on snow covered...
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will invest $300 million to rebuild the I-475 corridor from Bristol Road to Carpenter Road through Flint, with work potentially beginning by Fall 2023. MDOT is currently gathering public input regarding all aspects...
Flint’s Traffic Taming Taskforce would like to bring the matter of UN-ENFORCED TRAFFIC LAWS, specifically, in our neighborhoods, to the attention of city and police officials who can resolve this problem. We’re asking for an audience to share the traffic data from...
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, today announced nearly $6.5 million in federal funding to be awarded to five local airports throughout the Fifth Congressional District to help offset the severe economic disruption...
I attended the April FNU meeting where a representative from Michigan Dept. of Transportation (MDOT) spoke about the upcoming work on I-475 in Flint. He said Flint will be receiving approximately $400 million in grant money to pay for this work. My question is,...
Photograph by Fredrik Brauer We often get lost in Atlanta with or without our GPS. I enjoy these ‘outings’ as my family calls them. We run into unique areas. One such area we stumbled into was Edgewood’s-La France Walk. La France Walk is a two-and-a-half-acre...
