GETTING AROUND THE GREAT LAKES STATE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION IN MICHIGAN
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GETTING AROUND THE GREAT LAKES STATE:
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION IN MICHIGAN
Mike [email protected]
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OUTLINE• Focus of the Talk• Basics• Types of Power • Michigan Developments• The Future• Citizen Participation• Wrap-Up• Questions
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Focus of the Talk:Ground Transport
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BASICS
• Efficiencies of Various Types of Transport
• Costs & Benefits: Greatest Good to the Greatest Number
• Building & Maintaining Transportation Infrastructure Takes Time and Is Expensive
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MUSCLE- & CURRENTS- POWER FOR TRANSPORT
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MUSCLE- & CURRENTS- POWER FOR TRANSPORT
• Grow most of the fuel and material
• Greatly affected by weather & geography
• Waste products are relatively minor & local
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MACHINE-POWEREDTRANSPORT
• Fuel and materials extracted
• Reduces impact of weather & geography
• Waste products are major & widespread
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MICHIGAN DEVELOPMENTS
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UNTIL 1850s WATER IS THE MAIN FORM OF
TRANSPORTATION
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1783: TREATY OF PARIS MAKES THE GREAT LAKES AN
INTERNATIONAL BORDER
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Ordinances of 1785 & 1787Set Up State & Local
Governments:
•Counties • Townships
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Roads Are A Local Responsibility:
• Expensive to build & maintain
• Leased out to private businesses
• Primitive
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CANAL ERA (1825-present)• Erie Canal (1825):
easier access to the Mid-West
• Wabash & Erie Canal (1832): delays statehood
• Sault Locks (1855): opens up the U.P.’s natural resources
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IMPACT OF STEAM ENGINE:WATER TRANSPORT (1817-
• Speeds travel on existing routes
• Relies on wood and coal, creating a demand for timber and linking Michigan into the national economy
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IMPACT OF STEAM ENGINE:RAILROADS (1836- )
• Brings large numbers of people into the interior
• Expands commerce:– Agricultural– Mining– Manufacturing
• Links communities• Privately run with
much government help
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BICYCLE CRAZE (1880-1900)
• Urban phenomenon
• Sparked “Good Roads Movement. “
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Electric light rail or “Interurbans”(1900-1930s)
• Traveled within & between cities
• Enables suburbanization
• As with other forms of transit, not always welcome
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Motor vehicles:Incredibly Convenient
• Less costly than horses
• Faster• Gets one out of
the weather• Not chained to a
transit company’s schedule
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Motor Vehicles:Requires Major Investment for
Infrastructure• Auto Backers Take Over
“Good Roads Movement”
• Responsibility for Roads Are Spread Over All Levels of Government:– Local: Property Taxes– State: Gas & Other Taxes.
Sets standards and policies
– Federal: Gas & Other Taxes. Sets standards and policies
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Motor Vehicles: ConvenienceComes With Costs
• Fosters Urban Sprawl
• Expensive and Hard to Maintain
• Negative Impact on Health
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WHAT’S NEXT?• Design & Rebuild
Roads to Accommodate More Than Cars & Trucks: Include Pedestrians, Bikes, & Mass Transit
• People Move to More Densely Populated Cities & Towns
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YOUR VOICE• Our Democracy
Functions When Citizens Participate
• Decision-making Must Be Public:– Open Meetings Act– Freedom of
Information Laws
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WRAP-UP
• We Build Our Infrastructure & Then the Infrastructure Molds Us
• Transportation Is Expensive. How We Pay for It Is the Big Question
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QUESTIONS
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