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The $2.5 billion in new development (starting in 2000) here in GR is getting some national attention. Land Development Today (PDF) explains that one of our driving forces is environmental stewardship. In fact, the Grand Rapids metro area has more LEED certified buildings per capita than any other location in the United States. Grand Rapids is a leader in [...] New Urbanism has become enormously influential, according to this NPR report about an Atlanta community called Glenwood Park. An alternative to the “auto centered suburb” is what they are after, and the success of these communities is off the charts. Alex Marshal, a critic of New Urbanism at times, makes a good point when he says: The Achilles’ heel [...] My town of East Grand Rapids has made the national news lately. First, Reeds Lake neighbors convinced East Grand Rapids city leaders to keep a newly constructed home off the Parade of Homes: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10897265/ Might this be the first time that a Parade home has been turned away from a neighborhood? One of the neighbors was quoted as saying that the parade would draw [...] The Point Paulo resort was located in East Grand Rapids, along the shores of Reeds Lake. The Marx Brothers, Jimmy Durante, Jack Benny, George Burns, Will Rogers, Morton Downey, and Walter Winchell stayed there, along with Buster Keaton, Fanny Brice, and many others. Several of the stars of the Vaudeville tour called Reeds Lake and the [...] Futurist Joel Kotkin, a fellow of the New America Foundation, wrote a column for the Washington Post titled “Rule Suburbia,” declaring that the land-use debate is now over and suburban sprawl is the undisputed winner. “Once we acknowledge this reality, we can turn to the task of making the best of it.” Kotkin wrote. He makes a good point. [...] |
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