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StrongtownGR is hosting the Director of MobileGR Jessica Smith at their January (2026) members meeting. Have any questions about the city's mobility projects and programs? Want to learn how to advocate for change in the development of the upcoming "Mobility Blueprint"? This is your chance.

Where: Downtown Grand Rapids Inc, 29 Pearl St NW

When: 2026-01-28 6:30pm - 8:00pm

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

Strongtowns' finally has guidance on housing policy in the form of "The Housing Ready City toolkit (PDF)". It is six simple land-use reforms: