E-M:/ Forum to Discuss Proposed Road Expansions in 4 Towns Area

["Lynna Kaucheck, Clean Water Action" <lkaucheck@cleanwater.org>]

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Enviro-Mich message from "Lynna Kaucheck, Clean Water Action" <lkaucheck@cleanwater.org>
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*NEWS ADVISORY FROM …..** *
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* 4 TOWNS CITIZENS ACTION TEAM, Inc.
*7071 Locklin Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48324

CONTACTS: Lorna McEwen
March 8, 2006 248-788-3940 / cell 248-736-3942
Julie LeBlanc
_FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:_ 248-363-6128 / cell 248-613-1435

*Healthy Roads for Healthy Communities forum coming April 1

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WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.... Earth Day will come early for a coalition of 
groups seeking to challenge "build your way out" as a solution to 
gridlock on suburban roads. In an April 1 forum, speakers will explore 
the important balance between keeping our commuters sane, our 
communities safe and our environment healthy.
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*Who: *4 Towns Citizens Action Team and co-sponsors: Clean Water Action, 
Concerned Citizens of Commerce, East Michigan Environmental Action 
Council, Michigan Environmental Council, Oakland Land Conservancy and 
Save Our State Land

*What: A forum on Healthy Roads for Healthy Communities – Meeting the 
Traffic Challenge and Keeping our Green Spaces too*

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*When:* 8 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Saturday, April 1, 2006

*Where:* Oakland Community College, Highland Lakes Campus Student 
Center, 7350 Cooley Lake Road, Waterford, MI (just west of Hospital Road)

*Speakers:* *Dr. Richard Norton,* Assistant Professor, Urban Planning, 
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture, *“If Smart 
Growth is So Smart, Why is it So Controversial?”*

*Larry Falardeau, R.L.A*, Principal Planner, Oakland County Planning & 
Economic Development Services, *“Protecting our Green Spaces Preserves 
Quality of Life and a Healthy **Economy”*

*Why:* To help citizens of all areas better understand how careful 
planning for growth, and the roads which are part of it, can sustain a 
fragile environment and a quality community and how it might relate to 
the four townships of Commerce, Waterford, West Bloomfield and White Lake

*Cost:* $10 early ($12 April 1) for adults, $5 for seniors, free for 
students

*Contact:* Julie LeBlanc (248-363-6128); Lorna McEwen (248-788-3940)

Mail to: 7071 Locklin Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48324

Registration form on EMEAC website: www. Emeac.org

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