MDOT's Plans For US-131

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) - or more correctly: The Michigan Department of Spending Money On Roads - would like to expand US-131. This would involve the seizure of property currently occupied by the Downtown Market, Heartside Park, and the Rapid Transit Center. For a lane of highway, through an urban area, in the year 2023, during a climate crisis, a water quality crisis, and rising economic inequality.

The Rapid's On-Time Performance

The Rapid's goal for on-time performance of fixed route service is 90%. "On-time" is defined by the industry standard of being less than five (5) minutes late, and less than one (1) minute early. All the vehicles in the Rapid's fixed route fleet are equipped with real-time vehicle location and information systems.

On-time performance since fiscal year 2021:

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Commissioner Priorities 2023

The ๐Ÿ‘‰Grand Rapids Strategic plan๐Ÿ‘ˆ, adopted in 2019, outlines six (6) priorities

Thirty New Four Story Buildings In Easttown?

The ๐Ÿ‘‰2023-05 meeting of the Rapid Planning meeting contained the "Rousing Debate".๐Ÿ‘ˆ. Truly riveting reading for those of us who are the type of people who read meeting minutes. ๐Ÿ™‚ Fortunatley for us, this conversation continued at ๐Ÿ‘‰the 2023-09 Planning meeting (PDF, minutes)๐Ÿ‘ˆ

The text from the meeting minutes has been edited slightly for readability.

Planning Agenda: 2023-11-09

UPDATE 2023-11-10: The stream is available on Youtube ๐Ÿ‘‰here๐Ÿ‘ˆ. The public comment for the 959 Bristol Ave NW development is ๐Ÿ”ฅlit๐Ÿ”ฅ! ๐Ÿ˜‘ The discussion at the end of the meeting related to the topic of reducing or eliminating residential parking minimums starts ๐Ÿ‘‰here๐Ÿ‘ˆ.

A Look At The UZA

Let's take a look at the Federally defined Urbanized Area (UZA). This is in contrast to the city, and the generally meaningless Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) which is most commonly cited. The appealing aspect of the UZA is that it represents a geographically contiguous area, usually clearly defined by the underlying infrastructure. It is also fun to say.

So, where is the Grand Rapids UZA?

A Mobility Update

Micromobility

Use of micromobility service (scooters and e-bikes) has increased 201% between 2022 and 2023. 2022 was a total of 163,690 rides, and 2023 January - August has already seen 262,155 rides.

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