Is improving a community's mass transit better than an aerobics class? Local health planners have begun to advocate for and help improve transportation and land use options in order to improve public health.

From the Woodward Avenue Corridor to Downtown Detroit to DTW Airport to U of M's campus, how we connect our communities via mass transit is vital to Michigan's future growth and prosperity. Concentrate has invited Megan Owens, executive director of Transportation Riders United, and County Commissioner Conan Smith to talk about the development of regional transportation and what it means for both Metro Detroit and Washtenaw County. Sign up now for Thursday's event!

William Rustem says everybody who believes in a better future for Michigan agrees that we’ve got to both take care of our roads and bridges as well as address public transit. Tom Clynes gets the details.

Lots of hands have been raised in the talks about where our feet will go around the Washtenaw County of the future. After 50 town hall meetings, the Transit Master Plan is coming soon. Michael Benham, AATA's special assistant for strategic planning, talks about public input on the plan and the shape of transportation to come.

Issuing the call for city champions is Sean Mann, director of the "Let's Save Michigan" campaign to promote core communities in the Great Lakes state. This week he wades into the sexiness of density and the need for better collaboration between Ann Arbor and Detroit.

A few brave souls are going carless as part of getDowntown's Commuter Challenge. And so Concentrate has invited them to share their commuting experiences and offer up their thoughts on why Ann Arborites should consider alternative forms of transportation. Check the blog all week for their posts.