The Prosperous Future Report

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan has issued a new series of reports named - the irony must be intentional - the "Prosperous Future". The picture painted by the findings is bleak. All things obvious to anyone who has been paying attention, and about which our elected leaders have done little or nothing since this conversation began circa ~2003 [20 years ago].

Data Point: How We Commute (2023-09)

This is a look at commuting related data from the ACS (American Community Survey) for the most recent available year (2021):

Commute Mode

Data Point: 2023-08, The ZORI & For-Sale

Time to check the data again.


Rents

ZORI (Observed Rents)

A 12 month increase (July 2022 - 2023), for Grand Rapids, of $91/mo (+6.24%). The observed rent for Grand Rapids in July 2023 was $1460/mo.

Turner Ave Bike Lane Under Construction

The Turner Ave bike lane between Leonard and 4th St is under construction.

News On The "Old" Amtrak Station

The old Amtrak station located at Wealthy St & Market Ave is mentioned in the agenda of the upcoming (2023-09-07) MobileGR meeting:

Speculation: What About Lidding?

In a recent conversations the topic of lidding / capping interstates has come up. This is a topic which comes up occasionally, and was last [AFAIK] semi-seriously discussed during the development of the Michigan St Corridor Plan.

Aside: the first essay form posts on this site was 👉Getting Around & The Michigan St Plan👈 in March of 2015

Planning Agenda: 2023-09-14

1590 Plainfield Ave NE

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