MML Review Magazine May/June 2024

The official magazine of the

Volume 97, Number 3

May/June 2024

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On The Cover Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority Executive Director Carrie Thompson and Jim Bruckbauer, transportation & community design program manager with Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities.

06 Breaking Down Michigan’s Road Funding Needs By Kathryn Frens and Maggie Pallone 10 Complete Streets: A Transportation Policy Transforming Communities By Eric Dryer 14 Transit Can Come to the Rescue of Michigan’s Population Crisis By Ben Stupka 18 “Dig Once”—A New Approach to Municipal Infrastructure Planning By Eric Paul Dennis, PE 20 Michigan Communities On Board for Rail’s Return By Jim Bruckbauer 24 CapCon 2024

05 Executive Director’s Message 31 Legal Spotlight 32 Northern Field Report/ Municipal Finance 37 Municipal Q&A 38 Lab Report

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