Walkable

Mr.

Based upon this week’s meeting there are points which all members seemed to agree with. 1. Additional multi-family residential units are not desired. 2. It should not be the responsibility of neighbors to notify the city of buildings which are not being maintained. The city needs to approach the commission with this feedback. 3. Traffic,

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Ms.

With the number of rentals in this area, we really need stronger requirements and enforcement of rental properties. This is in reference to the amount of street parking, maintaining the house, and maintaining the landscape (mowing, weeding, pruning shrubs). The owner of the property needs to be responsible and hire competent landscaping services to maintain.

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Robinson Road & Aquinas

Dear Planning Commission, Two areas of concern: 1.) The much-needed updates to Robinson Road have exasperated the speed of vehicles. Early on the city placed speed monitors on Robinson. Please consider returning the monitors. 2.) Many of us near Aquinas worry about the future of the college. It is a beautiful campus that seems to

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Sidewalk repairs and Aquinas future

The walkable proximity to parks (formal, Wilcox; informal, Aquinas campus), business districts (Eastown, Wealthy, Cherry, GLV), and even downtown GR makes our neighborhood a delightful rarity in the midwest. For the walkability I love, the sidewalks are dangerously under-maintained. Height differentials between slabs of 1+” are common trip hazards. Maybe it’s because we are the

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Robinson

The work completed on Robinson made a huge difference. Widening the skirt where Rosewood intersects with Robinson has been helpful for traveling by car. Continuing the bike lane and a walking path all the way to Lakeside would be great — crossing the old concrete bridge with no shoulder is challenging. Connecting to the nature

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Unique in many ways

We have raised our family of 3 children in the Eastown neighborhood and been residents here for over 30 years. We have lived here to witness the growth and evolution of the neighborhood that has come with the growth and development of the Eastown business district and Cherry Hill and Wealthy Heritage business districts. Our

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Walkable/friendly

I love this area. I love being able to walk to Gaslight Village and Eastown (I visit Eastown businesses more often). I love that the number 6 bus goes from downtown GR to the mall. My middle school kid takes the bus to school during bad weather which is very convenient. Lots of great families

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St Stephen Feedback

I love the green space in Concept B. It would be fantastic to have benches and places to hammock, and have a sizable community garden plot. In my opinion, there are plenty of townhouses and condos in other parts of Grand Rapids nearby. New builds for families with 3+ are greatly needed in both East

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