Indian Mounds Drive May be Vehicle Free

display of one of the potential plans for Indian Mounds Drive (photo from Fox 17)

from an articla at Fox 17

Kent County, Michigan, continues to plan for the future use of Indian Mounds Drive.

A community open house gave neighbors a chance to hear about the plans and to share their opinions.

Maps displayed several possible scenarios for future use. One of these is that the road might be closed to vehicular traffic

Nearly 2000 people responded to the survey in November, and that input was used to guide the county's plans.

"We've gotten great reaction every time that we've talked about it. The people that use it think that it can be improved. The people that don't want to use it want to see it improved so they can use it. It's definitely generated a lot of opinions and lots of excitement," said Ben Swayze, Director of Parks and Recreation for Kent County.

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Kent Co Indian Mounds Drive- Plans and Survey

Indian Mounds Drive (photo from Kent County)

extracted from Kent County Input Survey explanation

Indian Mounds Drive is a four-mile section of one-way road which connects Millenium Park with the Kent County trail network. Along this road are the Grand River Burial Mounds, considered one of the most significant Indigenous burial mound sites in the Midwest.

The Grand River Greenway is a growing network of public parks, trails and natural areas linking West Michigan communities to the Grand River.

The road section floods regularly. The one-way traffic pattern is meant to keep recreational users (primarily bicycles) safe, but wrong-direction traffic is a continual problem.

Kent County Parks states: along with "local partners [we] are exploring ways to make the Indian Mounds Drive corridor safer, more welcoming and better connected for people walking, biking, fishing and enjoying nature while protecting its cultural and ecological significance. One of the ways [we] are doing this is through a feasibility study that includes community feedback.

"The primary goal of the feasibility study is to identify short-term and long-term needs and then develop a plan of action to accomplish community goals."

Fall of 2025 is the research phase of the study. As part of this study, the public is invited to participate in a survey. You do not need to be a Kent County resident, but the survey does ask your zipcode to sort responses.

Link to the survey on this page


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