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Commission approves 30‑ft pedestrian bridge connecting GVSU parking deck and YMCA with conditions
Summary
The commission approved a special land use and site plan for an elevated pedestrian walkway linking the Grand Valley State University parking deck to the YMCA over Lake Michigan Drive and Winter Avenue, requiring design enhancements, wayfinding, landscaping and coordination on a DASH shelter.
The Grand Rapids Planning Commission on March 13 approved a special land use and site-plan review to construct a diagonal, overhead pedestrian walkway to connect the fourth floor of the Grand Valley State University parking deck with a new stair-and-elevator tower at the YMCA.
Planning staff described the request as prompted by the relocation of a surface parking parcel to the proposed soccer stadium development and the YMCA’s loss of on-site parking. The bridge will provide a clear, grade-separated diagonal crossing across Lake Michigan Drive and Winter…
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