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
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
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



