 concept drawing of renewal area (from Grand Rapids) |
compiled from several sources
Division Avenue, north of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan will be rebuilt to be less car-centric and more user friendly for pedestrians and non-motorized travel. It will include vibrant greenspaces and hillside access.
The cost is projected to be $4.3 million, coming from the state. Six communities were selcted for a Michigan Talent Partnership Program placemaking grant by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
The Division and Ionia Avenue improvements will start at the Belknap Park area and run south to the highway. Monroe Avenue south of Leonard Street down to I-196 is included. The stairway from Fairbanks Street to Division Avenue will be repaired and pedestrian crossings throughout the area improved.
This area of Grand Rapids was selected because of a high concentration of young residents.
The other five cities awarded grants are Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Houghton.
See Crain's Grand Rapids Business (subscription required to read full article)
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