| A Growing Grand Traverse Region |  |
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Scenario AHOUSING & INFRASTRUCTURE - Most of the new housing in the region will be made up of conventional single-family houses in both suburban subdivisions and on multi-acre lots in rural townships. New subdivisions will be connected to jobs and commercial areas with widened roads around the region. New sewer and water investments will occur in areas where development density is high enough for it to be affordable, with funding the responsibility of each local government or private developer.OPEN SPACE and RURAL AREAS - Many open spaces and agricultural lands will be converted to housing subdivisions, and some views and farms will be lost. In addition to their own properties, people will use recreational open space in existing parks and state and federal forest and shoreline areas, as well as the region's trail system. TRANSPORTATION - The primary transportation mode for most people will continue to be the automobile. There will be new and widened roadways throughout the region. Limited bus service will be available within Traverse City, Cadillac and throughout the outlying counties. Some people will bike or walk during the warmer months. JOBS - Traverse City and Cadillac will continue to provide most of the economic activity in the region, with tourism and agriculture declining as some open space and farms are developed for housing. At the same time, the region's service sector will have grown and manufacturing will have remained constant, as very little industrial land will have been developed. |
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