Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

TC – TALUS

The mission of the Traverse City Area Transportation and Land Use Study (TC-TALUS) is to provide coordinated leadership and direction for the development and conduct of the continuing, cooperative and comprehensive transportation planning process for the Traverse City urban area.

The 24-member board of directors includes members from area units of government, road commissions, Michigan Department Of Transportation (MDOT), Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS), Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) and Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA), Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce and citizens-at-large.

 

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Director Kirk Steudle met with The Grand Vision Transportation Network, which includes TC-TALUS and local road agency officials, to discuss the future of transportation funding in Michigan. Watch the video to hear what Steudle had to say about the relationship between transportation funding the condition of the State's roads.

 

Most Recent Board Meeting Material

April 16, 2013 Board of Directors meeting material

 

 

Meeting Minutes

2012:  January  |  February  |  April  |  June  |  August  |   October  | December  

2011:  January  |  February  |  March  |   April  |   May  |   June  |   

          August  |  September  |   October  |  November  |  December

 

Most Recent Board Meeting DRAFT Minutes

DRAFT April 2013 minutes

 

 

 

2013 Meeting Dates

All meetings are scheduled for 10:00am.  The meetings are held at the NWMCOG Conference Room at Michigan Works! Office located at 1209 South Garfield Avenue, in Traverse City. For additional information, or if you need any assistance please call 929-5057.

         Date   Presentation (tentative)
       
  February 19   10-C Task Force (Urban and Rural)
  April 16   MDOT
  June 18   Airport
  August 20   TART
  October 15   Traverse City
  December 17   Leelanau & Grand Traverse Road Commissions

                                                       

 

2011-12  TC-TALUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

        Sponsoring Agency   Representative
       
  Traverse City   Jim Carruthers
  Garfield Twp.   Chuck Korn
  Elmwood Twp.   Jack Kelly
  Acme Twp.   Bob Carstens
  East Bay Twp.   Glen Lile
  Long Lake Twp.   Leslie Sickterman
  Peninsula Twp.   Penny Rosi 
  Whitewater Twp.   Open
  G.T. County   Herb Lemcool
  Leelanau Road Comm.   Lee Bowen
  G.T. Road Comm.   Open
  MDOT-Planning   Tom Doyle
  MDOT-TCTSC   Rise Rasch
  NWRAC   Dan Sal
  Chamber of Commerce   Tonya Wildfong
  G.T. County Planning   Jeff Cockfield
  BATA   Tom Menzel
  TART   Julie Clark
  TCAPS   Paul Soma
  Grand Traverse Band   Open
  Citizen-at-large   John Nelson
  Citizen-at-large   Craig Wells

Bylaws

TC-TALUS Board of Directors Bylaws

 

Prospectus

TC-TALUS Prospectus

       

Annual Report (Executive Summary)

Annual Report Executive Summary - 2012

 

For More Information Please Contact:                             

Coordinator:  Matt Skeels, AICP
mattskeels@nwm.cog.mi.us
231-929-5057