Hello Grand Rapids

We’re Building A Better Community, Block by Block

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A four-story brick building with ornate white trim on the top edges and red and brown brick facades. The front features multiple tall arched windows with dark blue reflections, and the ground floor has large windows with an entrance in the center. There are small trees and a sidewalk in front, with a green bicycle lane and traffic signals at the corner.

We are Strong Towns Grand Rapids

We are looking to make our city better for all. As part of the Strong Towns movement, we align with the following five core campaign ideas.

SAFE & PRODUCTIVE STREETS
TRANSPARENT LOCAL ACCOUNTING
END HIGHWAY EXPANSIONS
END PARKING MANDATES AND SUBSIDIES
INCREMENTAL HOUSING

We are building a list of our team of volunteers to improve our community connections. We are able to clear brush, dirt and trash to the edges of the sidewalk, as well as make minor repairs to earthean trails. Let us know what needs work and we will

What is more reliable: The March weather or the Rapid? Well we know @ridetherapid will reliably get you where you need to go, like our March meeting @grbrauhaus on the 18th! We will be having a candid conversation on the state of public transportati

Do you like trains and urban environments? So do we! Join us for our meeting with MiCNU and the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers, part of the @railpassengers network.

February 18th at 6:30 PM
29 Pear ST NE

#grandrapids #urbanism #trai

We know cleaning the sidewalk after a large snowfall can be a hassle, but it's important to keep it clean. If you're on a corner. You may need to clean up the sidewalk corners after the snow plow has come through.

Reschedule Meeting: Wednesday January 28th at DGRI. 6:30-8pm.

See you soon!

Due to weather, we will be postponing our meeting tomorrow. Projected reschedule for next Wednesday Jan 28th.

Stay safe out there in the weather.

Join us for our first meeting of 2026! We are starting things off with a bang, featuring @citygrandrapids @onthegogr's own Jessica Smith as our presenter.

We are also moving to Wednesdays to help reduce conflicts with City commission meetings, so w

See everyone tonight!

It's a great day for a ride down a new bike lane! Thank you @onthegogr and @citygrandrapids for the improvements.

Do you have photos of GR infrastructure that you're proud of? We want to see them! Send them to Contact@strongtownGr.org and tell u

In one week: Come to the DGRI offices for our next monthly membership meeting! We will be joined by a special guest from Strong Towns national, and we will be going over what a strong and resilient Grand Rapids looks like.

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