East Bay Projects on Deck: New Development, Safe Routes to School, TART
By Beth Milligan | Aug. 3, 2026
Several significant projects are underway in East Bay Township, with planning commissioners Wednesday set to have their first look at a proposed mixed-use development that includes a new hotel, apartments, restaurant, retail space, and a pool and roof decks next to the Traverse City State Park. Construction is also set to begin today (Monday) on the township's Safe Routes to School project, with additional improvements targeted nearby for the Three Mile/Hammond corridor and TART Trail.
US-31 Development
The site of multiple proposed but never realized developments at 1050 US-31 between the Traverse City State Park and Hampton Inn (pictured) is now slated for another ambitious project.
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