A brightly painted parklet is set up in a closed road area as part of the Better Block Flint event. Poster for the event seen in the foreground. Since 2008, Crim Fitness Foundation (Crim) has provided Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programming in Flint, Michigan. What began as a way to increase the number of [...]

Two smiling children cross the railroad with the new rubber flangeway and concrete ADA approaches. Every active transportation infrastructure project has its own unique challenges when determining options for walkers, bikers, and rollers. This can especially hold true when a community is interested in working along a corridor that includes roads and a railway. In

Two children scooter onto new sidewalks, while adults walk behind utilizing crosswalk. Photo Credit MDOT   The City of Charlotte is home to a tight knit community with optimistic leaders. One such leader is AL!VE Community Wellness Manager Ellen Dreps who previously chaired a coalition to improve health and walkability in the community. AL!VE is

Kids waiting to cross the road under the supervision of staff and volunteer leaders. The City of DeWitt is home to nearly 5,000 residents. Settled in 1833 as a farming community, today it is a blend of charming rural and suburban neighborhoods with newly built quaint downtown district. It is centrally located in mid-Michigan about

Summerfield Junior & Senior High School students use the new multiuse path on their after school commute Home to about 1,200 residents, the .49 square mile City of Petersburg in Southeast Michigan’s Monroe County is the second smallest city in Michigan after Clarkston. The sidewalks and crossings in this rural area lacked connectivity which made

Student using new crossing and light improvement in front of St. Patrick Catholic School The quaint and picturesque mid-Michigan city of Portland is known as the "City of Two Rivers" as it is nestled between the Grand River and the Looking Glass River. It is home to nearly 4,000 residents with students that attend Portland

Tucked away about an hour northeast of Traverse City along a section of Lake Charlevoix, East Jordan is a year-round destination. Tourists can be seen flocking to nearby beaches in the summertime and taking in some of Michigan’s best skiing in the winter. In short, East Jordan offers things that are familiar to and beloved

There are a variety of unintended consequences when communities pay little attention to the walkability and bikeability of their community - many of which fall in the realm of public health and safety. For instance, when a community is designed without active living in mind, rates of diseases associated with a lack of physical activity

Novi is a bustling city about 30 miles northwest of Detroit. It is home to a unique mix of cultures, exemplified by places like its Hindu temple and Japanese grocery store. While many Michigan cities have struggled with population declines according to theU.S. Census, Novi has grown consistently and is now home to more than

The famous Ford Flivver was manufactured in Kingsford in the early 20th century – a small town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. After Henry Ford established the automobile plant, the Flivver, which was the nickname for his Model T automobile, began serving as the unofficial school mascot. Today, two of Breitung Township Schools, Kingsford Middle School