GR_Urbanist

I rather see the site be a collection of multiple mixed-use, small 4 story buildings with a series of pedestrian roads running through it to bridge the gap between DT and the amphitheater with something more human scale. A tower there honestly feels pointless. Just a vertical suburb

Some more of the bridge supports going towards the hospital. This is definitely going to be a longer walkway than I assumed.

Progress on the new homes. These are some big boys going in!

EGR needs to start carrying bit of the effort here in terms of the area's housing need. They love their little affluent enclave , where you can easily demolish an existing home to build a million-dollar one of questionable aesthetics, but developing this bizarre zone of what has been really nothing productive since the Ramona Park days, is just a massive crisis of existential proportions to goodness knows who! EGR has one of the most enviable park systems in Kent Co as well for such a small community, not to mention the largest lake in the metropolitan area, so I'm really confused about the concern for losing green space. I also cannot stand complaints about traffic and noise from people that virtually depend on surrounding cities for most of their employment and shopping needs. Where they have no issue increasing our "traffic" and our "noise" to go to places they would pitch a fit over if they were even suggested to exist in EGR.

What I like: It will form a natural extension of Millennium Park. Is in a more natural location, and is directly on the river. Would be a good draw for "downtown Grandville", on the only corridor that isnt completely car-oriented. Mind you, I'm really reaching on this one, but potential is there. Easily accessible from multiple direction, and right off a major highway off-ramp . What I dont: It's basically suburban for everything else. Not walkable from Chicago Dr.. I mean it is literally not possible to do anything but drive from the populated side of the river. No public transportation will ever touch this place. If you dont own a car, this is someplace for school field trips only. Not approachable from Millennium Park without maybe a tunnel under Wilson or (because flood plain) a bridge over it. Design is sure to be a typical boring and "inoffensive " facility, built back from the street, and behind dozens of trees. It is already assured to be invisible from the other side of the river because of the highway. Takes what should be a central city attraction, that invites casual sprue of the moment visits from tourists. and make it a place you may go to 1-2 a year (maybe). Oh, and if this land is the contaminated site of a landfill, then why arent they looking at the Butterworth site?

This may be a minor one, but Robinson Rd. In EGR is finally having a sidewalk carved out of the right side of the road from Cascade Rd. to almost Plymouth, I think. It's actually fascinating seeing how they really had to fit it in on what isn't a broad nor flat strip along the road. But it's nice to see as that street gets a lot of traffic, and this is just safer all around, but it is a sign that a once sleepy street now just has that much traffic that it is necessary.

One thing I would love to see Corewell do is maybe build some "dorms" (or small units for families), for the nursing staff (and other workers), that they can rent to them at a super low rate or have lodging as part of their pay. Some mornings I drive through there when they have their big shift change, and I see so many young people crossing the road in their scrubs, I cant help but think about the fact that most of them had to drive there from places they are likely paying a lot for, so why not save them some money, have them nearby, and put a nice concentration of them along that strip that could support new and existing retail going all the way down Michigan to the east and Bridge to the west?

Is he trying to do the whole "go viral by being provocative" thing? Where it becomes part of the bit for people to write negative reviews just to get a snarky response?

Foxtail looking good after its opening! Even on a cool Saturday, it was so satisfying to see both Hancock and Foxtail both active outside! Now we just need something on that last empty corner of this intersection.

First of the houses with the 'Construction Simplified' project going up fast:

Meh on the exterior, and I would personally prefer it closer to the street, but it seems to be a solid idea for that space. No sense on an empty building that cost too much to rennovate just sitting there, like we have on the corner of Eastern and Cherry *cough*

There is a lot of potential land over on the side of the river by the Fish Ladder. Next to the river, close to DT, by the highway, on bus routes, and eaislily accessible by foot from a large area of residential homes. Far better than sticking out someplace you have no choice but to drive to and will just invite more sprawl developments.

Oh THAT theater! LOL! That was definitely the interesting place in the early 90s. I hope they give it a permanent lease on life this time!

My bar is low when it comes to their developments. The partnership with other entities may have made this be nicer than it otherwise would have.

Children's hospital progress. Still amazingly impressed with St. Mary's on this The presence at the traffic circle is really good! Hoping that this side is going to have good transparency. Going east: Heading West: