The 2018 master plan featured multiple concepts all with a significant N/S road connecting wealthy and lakeside (at Reeds Lake Blvd) which would simplify traffic flows. The new concepts don’t have a road like that. Instead, they have a narrow road that heads north through a parking area, and then west through another parking area […]
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Greetings, I’ve been tracking this development since Jade Pig destroyed the front corner of the Jacobson’s Building in a nick of time to initiate the effort. I will be out of town the night of the next meeting. Here are my thoughts. 1) The differences between the 4 concepts represented on this site are very
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I’m excited about the project but conerned of the “size.” Can you fill the offices and restaurant space? Parking is inadequate. Concerned about traffic, bikes, pedestrians. Villages don’t have 7 & 5 story high buildings. I. would like the project if was down sized!
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I have heard pay for parking is being considered for Gaslight Village. Please tell me that’s not true. How can I make my voice heard?
Free Street Parking Read More »
If the property comes up for sale, I would absolutely love to see the buildings preserved (there is the school, rectory and convent). All are very solid and architecturally pleasing with varied period focal points. Perhaps condos, townhomes, or even a special EGR school (like a lab school). If the buildings are not for sale,
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The trucks that come into D&W for deliveries currently use the intersection of Lakeside and Greenwood to orient their trailer to back down shopping center drive to the delivery bay. It is very difficult to consider a multi car garage with its traffic flow and a loading bay all using Shopping Center drive with functional
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Really looking forward to the development of the space. Can’t wait for more downtown gaslight growth like they have in Ada.
Looking forward to this development. Read More »
What ever design decisions are made from the heights and size of the buildings to the amount of residents and condos PLEASE remember East Grand Rapids was designated Gas Light Village by our founding fathers. Not……tall, big, is better Gas Light Village… it’s a village let’s keep it that way. All of you …. the
The Village of East Grand Rapids Read More »
Would like more restaurants/ eateries (dining in, sandwich, bakery) and coffee shop. Teen hangout. Dog groomer.
Lakeside drive is a heavy traffic road and development of this area will increase that. Not only heavy traffic but speeders with no law enforcement. I worry about our children biking and walking to school down lakeside to greenwood, especially with commercial real estate and not a safe sidewalk system at the corner.
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