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Sticking with the Master Plan
October 12, 2004
Woodtv.com has an interesting story about a planned development for the northeast corner of Knapp and the East Beltline. The developer would like to build yet another massive commercial development at that corner - don’t forget Knapp’s Corner on the Southwest corner and Celebration Village on the Northwest corner. However, the Master Plan and current zoning are for multi-family residential. Right now, it seems like the City of Grand Rapids is going to stick with their zoning and tell the developer to go away.
The developer claims the traffic in the area won’t support residential development. I think having a residential development in this area would support the retail in the area and promote less driving around the “life style centers” already in place. This is another case of a developer trying to threaten a city into doing what it wants, but, you can’t push against Grand Rapids. Lately I’ve heard statewide planning officials laud GR as one of the most progressive smart growth cities in the state, and it looks like they’ll stay that way. Good.
Posted by paul at October 12, 2004 06:51 PM
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