Mobility Update, 2025-10

There has been a lot happening on the mobility front, ranging from a plethora of bike land and trail projects to a new state budget (public transportation).

The Three Towers

This page is intended to be an index of information and content related to the Three Towers project.

UPDATES

2025-10-17: The project was mentioned at the end of the 2025-10-07 Grand Rapids Economic Development committee meeting (Youtube). Discussion there suggest the project has not substantively changed and that it will appear on the October 28th agenda of the Michigan Strategic Fund board. I assume that means that the office tower component is still included in the project. Commissioner Perdue asked if the residential unit counts, etc... have changed, and the answer seemed to indicate the negative.

2025-09-22: Signs of life! Magellan Development Group, out of Chicago, has joined the development group.. The scale of the development - residential unit counts, etc.. - are still being reported equivalent to the initial plans.

Housing NEXT Presentation 2025-10-09

At the beginning of the 2025-10-09 Planning Commission meeting Ryan Kilpatrick of Housing NEXT presented on the most recent housing needs update.


Summary

Note: The summary provided is my summary, not a quotation of Mr. Kilpatrick's presentation.

Norm Van Eeden Petersman Presenting

Norm Van Eeden Petersman, the Director of Membership for Strong Towns, will be presenting on October 28th at the DGRi conference room (29 Pearl St NW Suite 1). The night's conversation will focus on safe and productive streets, multi-modal transportation, and how we can achieve positive incremental changes in Grand Rapids.

2025-10-28 6:30pm @ 29 Pearl St NW Suite 1

Planning Commission Agenda, 2025-10-09

The municipal agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on 2025-10-09 is ๐Ÿ‘‰here๐Ÿ‘ˆ


735 Ritzema Ct. SW

The is a request for a Special Land Use (SLU) for the operation of a childcare and social services facility which is a use which requires special dispensation with the properties LDR (Low-Density Residential) zone district.

Planning Commission Agenda, 2025-09-25

The municipal agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on 2025-09-25 is ๐Ÿ‘‰here๐Ÿ‘ˆ


1041 Leonard St NE

Commute Mode Share & Time (2021-2023)

Two years ago we published "How We Commute" based on what was then the latest community survey data from 2021. We now have data up through 2023. Given the significant decline in traffic will we see any changes in commute times and mode share?

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