Downtown Grand Rapids's blueprint for the next chapter
Downtown Grand Rapids has entered a new era of growth and opportunity, built on decades of shared commitment and action.
GR Forward helped align a common vision, and its impact is visible today in more residents, businesses, mobility options, and active public spaces.
Core Priorities builds on that momentum. Strong downtowns regularly take stock of what is working, respond to new opportunities and challenges, and set a clear course for what comes next.
As Grand Rapids continues to grow and change, this process will help identify the priorities that keep Downtown strong every day: safety, cleanliness, mobility, business vitality, and connections between Downtown, surrounding neighborhoods, and the region.
We'll define our Core Priorities together, and continue the momentum that has made Downtown Grand Rapids one of the region's greatest assets.
Downtown's Core Priorities and its next decade start with you.
GR Forward (2015)
A grocery store. Lyon Square. New housing. A riverfront people use. Nearly 90% of the plan’s vision brought to life.
Downtown has changed a lot!
More residents, more businesses, a soccer stadium, an amphitheater. But how people work, shop, and spend time has shifted in ways nobody fully predicted.
Core Priorities
Focused on the fundamentals that make Downtown work every day–safety, cleanliness, mobility, local business, and connections between neighborhoods and the heart of the city.
Downtown’s next decade starts with you!
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