What divides Traverse City

Respondents were asked an open-ended question ‘What divides the Traverse City community’?

Key things to note:

Politics (218 mentions), economic inequality, and housing affordability are the biggest sources of division.
Many residents feel growing tensions between long-term locals and newer, wealthier transplants.
There is also a divide between those who benefit from tourism and those who feel burdened by it.
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Strategic Planning and Policy Implications:

Facilitate civil discourse by creating non-partisan public forums for community dialogue.
Address economic disparity by developing inclusive housing policies that prevent Traverse City from becoming a high-cost enclave.
Regulate tourism’s impact to ensure local needs are met first while maintaining economic benefits.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Traverse City Strategic Action Plan 2030, please contact:

Colleen Paveglio
Communications Director; The City of Traverse City
400 Boardman Avenue, Traverse City, MI 49684
231- 922-4480
[email protected]

David Beurle
Chief Executive Officer
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612-757-9190
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