Following a four-year community-led process to develop a new Community Master Plan, the Grand Rapids City Commission released Bridge to Our Future, a document for how the community will grow and develop over the next 20 years.
It also launched the start of a 63-day public comment period to review the draft.
The document will serve as a steering mechanism for the municipal government, primarily as a land use plan guiding future growth and development in the city.
The effort to create a new Community Master Plan started in 2020 and included a 50-person Steering Committee reflecting the demographics of the city to provide guidance during public forums with more than 4,700 participants.
A release from the city states the master plan “aspires to build a sustainable city of inclusion, where people in all neighborhoods can live in safe and affordable housing, to move throughout the city in a variety of ways, to earn a living wage through meaningful job choices, and to gather together in vibrant spaces that celebrate the unique cultures and histories.”
Those wishing to comment on the Bridge to Our Future CMP can do so through October 16 via:
Email: planning@grcity.us
Online form: bridgetoourfuture.com
U.S. Mail: City of Grand Rapids Planning Department, 1120 Monroe NW, 3rd Floor, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
