Gaslight needs casual affordable healthy food options. There is a social district but no place to sit- make the fountain area pedestrian free with tables and be able to have music or events. DW shopping plaza is run down. My family rarely spends money in Gaslight because the food is either too expensive or poor […]
The main roads here are hard to cross. Within EGR, it is all residential. I like Wilcox park. Would like more green space, community garden, playgrounds, parks. High potential area.
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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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Just moved to the eastern most edge of East Grand Rapids (our backyard property line abuts to the Grand Rapids city limits) from the east coast about 16 months ago.
I am very supportive of the development but want to ensure it maintains a high quality of natural spaces, trees, grass, perhaps small park/flower spaces for community enjoyment. Gaslight would benefit from a breakfast restaurant – and ideally a donut shop too! We’d love to see places for families and children. A bike shop would
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Gaslight needs more options for nice restaurants, or a higher end sports bar. More shopping would be a plus also. The undeveloped area behind D&W and the parking garage should be developed – that’s a waste of prime property that isn’t being put to use. The strip mall by both D&W’s should be redeveloped to
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Let’s pioneer change and transform this dated-underdeveloped area to be friendly and welcome to initiatives, businesses and services that better meet our vision as a community as we look ahead to the next 50+ years. With folks being more mindful of sustainable living, having permanent bicycling and walking infrastructure and connected routes would encourage more
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I would love to see additional shops & restaurants in the area, including a good coffee shop/bakery. Keep the overall walkability and improve bike-ability with dedicated bike lanes. Additional green space would be great – there’s no reason for the current fountain by the parking garage circle to be all concrete. Public restrooms and a
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Living on a major gateway into Gaslight Village, I have a birdseye view to the traffic problems and safety concerns. Traffic heading to D&W is not necessarily local residents, and often travel at speeds rounding the corner that does not anticipate foot, bike and new electric modes of transportation to literally be everywhere including in
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Part of the charm of EGR is the quaintness of Gaslight Village and the surrounding area including Reeds Lake. To make it even relevant for residents, and to encourage the sense of community so many people are seeking today, I suggest closing the roads to traffic eliminating traffic on all commercial streets (specifically Wealthy from
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