After a successful first year, we’re excited to expand the Advocate Academy county-wide in 2019. The Grand Traverse Advocate Academy is a community-driven program that empowers ordinary people to be effective leaders for policies and infrastructure that encourage […]

  While flipping through Jeff Speck’s fantastic new book “Walkable City Rules“, and although the entire book is valuable, rules #48 and #49 are especially well timed for Traverse City’s new 8th Street design. […]

Norte is northern Michigan’s youth-focused, active transportation-centered, neighborhood-based 501c3 advocacy organization. Our mission is to help build stronger, better connected and more walk/bike friendly communities by empowering the young and young at heart. […]

Kids learning to move and be physically active as part of ordinary life – like going to school! – and then inspiring their parents, teachers, principals, neighbors, community to do the same […]