Category Archives: Live TC

2023 was a decent year for abundant housing advocates in Traverse City. What’s next? Here are our 2024 goals and strategies. 2024 goals Strategies to achieve these goals Have an idea for another goal or strategy? Reply here or post your ideas to our Slack or FB group. You can gain access to our SlackContinue reading “Live TC: 2024 Goals & Strategies”

It was a decent year for abundant housing advocates in Traverse City. 2023 accomplishments: • approved contract with HomeStretch for Lot O • approved PILOT for Annika 1 • approved PILOT for Annika 2 • approved some upzoning (duplexes, ADUs, smaller lots) • approved a new PILOT policy (new state law) • renewed PILOT forContinue reading “Live TC: 2023 Housing Wins & What’s Next for Abundant Housing in Northern Michigan’s Capital”

Ooof. For those who missed last week’s Record-Eagle election story on Tom Mair and Amy Shamroe: • seconded a motion to water down ADU ordinance • opposed to upzoning R2 • opposed to lot width change • opposed to two principal dwelling change • opposed to duplex change • opposed to the workforce housing projectContinue reading “YIMBY Traverse City: A Rough Choice For Mayor”

August is membership month for Live TC and YIMBY Action. Join us on Wednesday, August 9th, 9-11am to help Safe Harbor with painting, cleaning, and other odd jobs. Volunteers will qualify for a year-long membership with Live TC/YIMBY Action! (You’ll get the t-shirt too!) About Live TC Live TC is a citizen-led YIMBY Action chapter (Michigan’s first!)Continue reading “Traverse City YIMBYs In Action: Live TC Day Of Service With Safe Harbor on August 9th”

What was surprising to you? BECOME A LIVE TC LEAD WITH YIMBY ACTION I attended my first National YIMBY Action meeting last week and it was fantastic. Learned so much. If you’re interested in becoming a Lead for Live TC, please let me know. It’ll be well worth your time and $ (about 1hr/week +Continue reading “6 Surprising Things About 2022 From a Traverse City Housing Advocate Newbie”

Awesome news! Live TC is officially a YIMBY Action chapter – Michigan’s first! If you genuinely care about your neighbors and a fair/inclusive Traverse City, we need you.  1. Become a Live TC Lead2. Become a YIMBY Action member3. Invite like-minded neighbors to join Live TC4. Encourage a pro-housing neighbor who is comfortable speaking up against business as usualContinue reading “Traverse City’s Pro-Housing Group, Live TC, Becomes Michigan’s First YIMBY Action Chapter”

Earlier this week, I attended an excellent housing panel at the Traverse City Film Festival. It included local leaders: Seth Johnson (NWMI United Way), Yarrow Brown (Housing North), and Scott Newman-Bale (Short’s/TCAPS) and filmmakers: David Siev (Bad Axe) and Abigail Disney (American Dream and other Fairy Tales). It was called “When Did Traverse City BecomeContinue reading “On Traverse City, Aspen, and Optimism”

This month, almost 700 petition signatures to repeal Prop 3 were dropped off at the Clerk’s office. This effort was powered by nearly 60 neighbors who rallied to circulate 90+ petitions on behalf of their neighbors – and future neighbors. Neighbors helping neighbors in support of abundant housing on Traverse City’s 8 square miles is beautiful; IContinue reading “Neighbors helping neighbors + Prop 3”