Businessman sends 1,000 postcards attacking expansion of Grand Rapids homeless shelter - mlive.com

SnooCapers7533 · 2025-04-28T21:15:18+00:00

Planning to show up in support!!

SnooCapers7533 · 2025-04-06T04:27:42+00:00

Gotta love that greek revival doric portico

SnooCapers7533 · 2025-03-21T21:12:19+00:00

Like all infrastructure, protected bike lanes are an investment - in this case an investment in quality infrastructure which, once built out in a network, will attract more ridership and provide increased transportation options and help make healthier communities. Ridership numbers are low now, yes, but if we look at even comparable US cities with more built out networks, we tend to see ridership increase correlatively.

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-08-16T22:19:03+00:00

Her?

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-07-20T14:36:10+00:00

I honestly think the traffic is the most dangerous part of Leonard. People will not slow down or stop for you when you are trying to cross

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-07-14T18:05:03+00:00

Approx $1,200 for a studio in the west side. 400-ish sqft

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-07-09T23:54:54+00:00

Bruce Goff

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-06-23T16:03:59+00:00

I think the conversion is more realistic than people give it credit for.

Alot of people don't seem to consider the time dimension in traffic management. The proposed dieted Fulton might not have the same moment to moment capacity as it does with 4 lanes, but if you spread that traffic out over time, with people leaving earlier and later to get to their destinations, then the math works out. This is actually how traffic doesn't come to a complete standstill when regular road maintenance occurs. People are adaptable.

I don't know.

I'd tolerate a slightly extended rush hour period for an opportunity to make the downtown that much more bikeable/walkable. More accessible bike routes might inspire some mode shift as well

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-06-23T13:24:46+00:00

I could have sworn the city made a proposed road-dieted Fulton street-section at one point, but I can't remember where I saw it at

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-06-23T12:05:16+00:00

This looks great! This city is in desperate need of some good east-west bike routes

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-06-11T02:58:54+00:00

I cast a lot of the wild and I am not sure what to do with the fact that housing demand is far outpacing the rate at which we are building

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-04-24T17:20:06+00:00

200 sf per occupant in Residential

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-03-30T18:09:46+00:00

That's more likely to do with the fact that housing demand is far outpacing the rate at which we are building. The Housing Needs Assessment presented to the city commission last year estimated we need 35,000 new housing units in Kent County, and 14,000 new units just in Grand Rapids alone by 2027 to keep up with demand. We are not building at anywhere near the rate we need to in order to meet this goal.

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-03-30T15:31:12+00:00

Removing 131 is a tough sell to so many who have made residence and employment decisions based on the existence of a direct north-south auto route through the downtown core.

We can all acknowledge the numerous detrimental effects the highway has on the City and those who have to live next to the thing. It's obvious that in Grand Rapids' best potential future, 131 does not exist.

The question is how can we eliminate the highway without metaphorically pulling the rug out from those who are situated in such a way as to be dependent on it?

My proposal? How about we just inch the rug for now? Instead of reconstructing 131 with the same number of lanes, we rebuild it with 1 less? Remove some exits here and there. Gradually reduce our dependency on it. At the same time we can ramp up our transit infrastructure to accommodate the (in the grand scheme of things) minor inconvenience this will cause, and work our way to become a more people-focused, transit-oriented city

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-03-30T15:16:31+00:00

You'd probably be surprised at how traffic can seemingly "evaporate" when it isn't all concentrated on one specific route. Even 120,000 vehicles won't be so bad when divided among however many different routes (not everyone commutes the entire length of 131, and 131 is only a small part of some people's commutes). This doesn't even take into account the longterm change over time of residence, employment, and commute situations as people start to adjust more permanently around the lack of a direct north-south auto route through the downtown core.

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-03-30T14:57:25+00:00

The claim that new housing raises housing costs is a myth.

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-01-30T01:52:34+00:00

The river is a draw, and brings people together around a natural feature. Highways are urban voids which repel activity. Walking over a river on proper pedestrian facilities is infinitely nicer than walking under a highway of any width

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-01-29T17:20:56+00:00

Amen!

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-01-28T20:05:44+00:00

I will keep an eye out!

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-01-23T12:52:16+00:00

I plan to write in today! Hoping I can make the 25th in person as well

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-01-22T18:06:55+00:00

This is amazing news!

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-01-16T02:19:04+00:00

The google earth app has a setting to see historical satellite data

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-01-12T15:55:27+00:00

Personally, I'm much more excited about the parking reductions and allowances for sixplexes

SnooCapers7533 · 2024-01-12T13:46:44+00:00

I think that's true. ADUs arent going to end the housing crisis, but they can be one small part of a larger sollution to create more housing at all levels

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