Cycling

Resources

• Home page of the "Bicycle Action Plan" adopted by the City Commission on 2019-07-23
• Document: Bicycle Action Plan, July 2019
• Document: Bicycle Action Plan, Appendices, July 2019
• "cycle the city" flyer includes bicycle map of downtown Grand Rapids and cycling tips. Map makes a distinction between bike lanes, shared use paths, as well as indicating difficult intersections to avoid. Locations of bicycle racks is provided as well.
• GRAND RAPIDS BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION, December 2014
• Bicycling and the Economy_Econ Impact Studies, November 2014
• Creston area bicycle audit report, 2024, PDF, October 2024

Groups

• PedalGR - Hosts Wednesday evening rides while days are longer, late April to mid-September.
• Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
• League Of Michigan Bicyclists
• West Michigan Bicycle Alliance
• Rapid Wheel Men
• The Motion Initiative

Shops

Freewheeler Bike Shop

• Map, west grand

  915 Leonard St NW 616.451.8011 freewheelerbikeshop.com

Grand Rapids Bicycle Company

• Map. fulton heights / easttown

  1311 E Fulton St 616.458.2200 grandrapidsbicycles.com

Switchback Gear Exchange

• Map Creston

  2166 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 616.259.9609 goswitchback.com

Lockers

Grand Rapids Parking Services

Bike lockers are available for monthly rental.

50 Ottawa Ave NW
616.456.3290

Related

• Bike lanes and narrowed streets don’t slow emergency vehicles, Ars Technica 2024-07-29
  • Impact of 4-to-3 lane conversions on emergency response, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives / ScienceDirect 2024-07
• Bike Lanes Are Good for Business. Why Don’t Business Owners Believe It?, Planetizen 2023-02-01
  • The Battle Over Bike Lanes Needs a Mindset Shift, Wired 2023-01-23

News

• 2005-08
  • City to update bike code, GRBJ
• 2012-08
  • See where Grand Rapids will add 16 miles of bike lanes this fall, MLIVE
• 2013-10
  • Grand Rapids paves way for bicycle-friendly roads with bike lanes, safety grant, RapidGrowth
• 2015-03
  • 15 mph on Bridge Street? Grand Rapids commissioners geeked about 'shared street', MLIVE
  • Two way cycle track proposed for north Ionia, MLIVE
• 2015-04
  • DGRI adds more options for downtown Grand Rapids bicyclists with new public repair stations, RapidGrowth
• 2015-05
  • Watch how-to for new repair station on $1.1 million downtown Grand Rapids bike route, MLIVE
    • As to be expected the cost of anything is always the lead-in and head-line when MLIVE chooses to report on anything. However the article cannot be expected to responsibly present a break down of that figure; as a nice break from traditionally lousy reporting this article does comprehensively identify the funding sources used.
    • "The route in some areas uses designated bicycle lanes and on other stretches shared-lane markings, or sharrows. .... North of Wealthy, the route follows portions of Straight and Butterworth streets before connecting to Seward. North of the asphalt path, the route follows Elizabeth Avenue to Ann Street via a creek and railroad crossing. It passes under U.S. 131 and over the Grand River where it connects to an existing off-street trail."
  • 2 travel lanes for bikes, 1 for cars planned on Grand Rapids street
• 2015-06
  • $2M bike sharing program pitched for Grand Rapids, MLIVE
  • Bike share program to launch in downtown Grand Rapids, FOX17
  • Where road diet is proposed on Alpine Avenue, MLIVE
  • Alpine Road Diet Meeting Report, UrbanGR
• 2015-07
  • White Pine Trail project canceled, $3M in funding at risk, MLIVE
  • Bike share ready to launch app-based service in Grand Rapids, MLIVE
• 2015-09
  • New safe passing law in Grand Rapids means cars are 'going to have to wait' for bicycles, MLIVE
• 2015-11
  • City attorney accuses commissioner of using influence on behalf of 'church friends', MLIVE
  • 'Ridiculous' behind-the-scenes bike lane removal sparks frustration, MLIVE
  • Botched bike lane fight shows wrong way to run a city, MLIVE, 2015-11
• 2016-03
  • Central District Cyclery moves to Creston neighborhood, Rapidian
• 2016-04
  • Bike co-op launches 1000 Bikes Campaign to provide more rides to community, Rapidian
• 2016-12
  • Where bikes, streetcars fit into the future of Grand Rapids streets, MLive
• 2017-02
  • Need for $100K bike share study divides Grand Rapids City Commission, MLIVE
  • Resolution authorizing a Bike Share Feasibility Analysis and Strategic Business Plan

• 2017-10

  • Downtown planners eye intersection and bike lane improvements, MLIVE

  • Downtown Development Authority approves project funding

    The board approved $15,000 toward a downtown bicycle and pedestrian safety enhancement plan and authorized a $74,000 contract to update the city’s 2006 streetscape design guidelines with a goal of making streets and sidewalks “captivating.” 
    

• 2018-06/07

  • DGRI and City redesign North Division to improve safety, GR
  • Pilot program adds buffer between cyclists, drivers, WOODTV
• 2018-09
  • ‘Bike boxes’ pop up at Grand Rapids intersections, WOODTV
• 2018-11
  • 'Bicycle, pedestrian crashes on decline in Grand Rapids](https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2018/11/bicycle_pedestrian_crashes_on.html), MLIVE
• 2019-07
  • Grand Rapids City Commission adopts bicycle action plan, WZZM13
  • Grand Rapids Commission Adopts Plan For Safe, Equitable Bicycling, Patch
  • Nearly 200 additional miles of bike lanes proposed for Grand Rapids, MLIVE
  • Bicycle Action Plan Approved By City Commission, City Commission Minutes
• 2023-08
  • Turner Ave Bike Lane Under Construction, UrbanGR