Urban Grand Rapids

The latest MobileGR agenda contains details for the enhanced RAPID#19 service.

DASH 3.0

Still slated for launch on August 27th.

This map illustrates what Downtown will look like when the DASH 3.0 is launched, including the enhanced RAPID#19 Michigan Crosstown as well as the LakerLine. Construction of the LakerLine begins later this year with service commencing in 2020. The combination of these route changes create a far more effective mesh of transit service for downtown.

EV Charging Stations

Electric charging stations where installed in 2011.

• 5 downtown (1 on-street)
• 1 in Oak Industrial Park
• 1 at Waste Water site.

All stations have been upgraded; new stations have two cords and have retaining clips to help keep the cords off the ground which was an issue with the previous charging stations.

This is a map of voter's support of RAPID funding in November 2017. Creation of this map was inspired by the "Transit Supporter Split" BLOG post. That post, at least proposed, that in the city of Portland [Oregon] that transit support had a conical shape: strongest downtown, tapering down as one moved out through the neighborhoods, and zeroing out into opposition when one reached the true suburbs. It raised the question of what support for the RAPID looks like in Grand Rapids.

PRELIMINARY CHANGES IS AVAILABLE HERE. This pertains to the following of the affordable housing commissions recommendations, and below each is a summary of the proposed changes.

• #3 : Incentives for small scale development.

The MobileGR commision has approved its meeting schedule for 2018. All meetings are at 50 Ottawa Ave. NW and occur at 8AM. Dates are:

October and November (2017) have been active months. A collection of interesting documents have been created or brought into active conversation concerning both housing and mobility.