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Franke Road pathway volunteer opportunity-June 27

June 19, 2009 – 5:31 pm

The Franke Road pathway project sponsored by the City of Traverse City / Garfield Township Recreation Authority is planning to install a 4' X 150' wood boardwalk at the northwest corner of the Franke Rd. / West Silver Lake intersection into the beautiful Recreation Authority property near the cathedral barn and community gardens. Volunteers are needed to help screw in the decking on [...]

Celebrate Michigan State Parks 90th Anniversary-June 20

June 19, 2009 – 5:28 pm

Traverse City and Leelanau State Parks encourage the members/volunteers/users of TART to help celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Michigan State Parks. Celebrations will be taking place in all 97 State Parks on Saturday, June 20th with a State-wide cake cutting ceremony at 4:00 pm.

Activities at Leelanau State Park for children start at 11:00 am until [...]

Smart Commute success and Bike Friendly award go hand in hand

June 16, 2009 – 6:43 pm

Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails, Inc. has tabulated the results, crunched the numbers and have determined that the 2009 Smart Commute Week event June 1-5 was the most successful to date. Some of the impressive statistics are below:

· 1470 commuters attended the free breakfasts, a 48% increase from last year.
· 650 commuter cup [...]

Smart Commute all Summer!

June 12, 2009 – 1:57 pm

Thanks everyone for a great Smart Commute! This year was bigger than ever with 1470 commuters attended the free breakfasts, 650 commuter cup team members participated on 64 different teams and together averaged 26% smart commute participation among the workplaces participating. We estimate that over 60,000 miles were commuted 'smartly' during the week and prevented [...]

Traverse City recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community

June 4, 2009 – 8:21 pm

The League of American Bicyclists is proud to announce Traverse City as one of our prestigious bronze-level 2009 Bicycle Friendly Communities. “The League is delighted to recognize Traverse City for its efforts to welcome bicyclists and make bicycling safer and more enjoyable,” stated League President Andy Clarke. “We applaud Traverse City for their willingness to [...]

Trails Day Celebration: Saturday June 6 at the Guernsey Lake Campground

June 3, 2009 – 5:57 pm

The Grand Traverse Hiking Club just received exciting news! Senator Carl
Levin will be present to help with the ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 AM
Saturday for the new spur trail connecting the VASA Trail with the KART
Trail in Kalkaska. To celebrate this special day, people will meet at the
first parking lot at Guernsey Lake Campground. Since [...]

Smart Commute Week is next week!

May 29, 2009 – 8:13 pm

Hello Friends of TART,
Smart Commute Week starts on Monday! We have 62 teams signed up in the Commuter Cup Challenge which is an all time record!

The goal of Smart Commute Week is to showcase, promote and encourage alternative transportation options in Traverse City. Choose your mode: walk, bike or share a ride next week. [...]

Yoga, geocaching on tap for Smart Commuters R-E story 5/29/09

May 29, 2009 – 2:59 pm

Cache Bash will be held at Right Brain June 5
BY VANESSA McCRAY
vmccray@record-eagle.com
TRAVERSE CITY -- There's plenty of opportunities to make your commute both smart and fun during the upcoming Smart Commute Week.
From June 1 to 5, TART Trails will encourage residents to pick alternative transportation to get around town. For participants, the payoff is a [...]

SMART COMMUTE WEEK EVENTS AT A GLANCE

May 21, 2009 – 8:12 pm

Monday, June 1
• Free breakfast - 7:00-9:00 a.m.
• Pangea’s Pizza -135 E. Front Street
• Higher Grounds -Grand Traverse Commons, behind Building 50 at 806 Red Dr.
Tuesday, June 2
• Free breakfast - 7:00-9:00 a.m.
• Oryana Natural Foods Market -260 East Tenth Street
• Digital Cafe- 3480 S. Airport Rd. (next to MC Sports in the CityMac store)
Wednesday, June 3
• Free breakfast - 7:00-9:00 [...]

15th Annual Smart Commute Week set for June 1-5, 2009

May 21, 2009 – 8:10 pm

Gas prices aren’t as high as last summer, but the recent spike due to the holiday weekend is reason enough to explore alternative modes of transportation. Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails is offering a solution that will make it possible for you to keep your car in the garage! Leave your keys at [...]

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