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New $30 Million Kroc Community Center

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OneSweetWorld Whistle-Stop

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Plans expand for Ray and Joan Kroc Center in Grand Rapids

Some of the recent changes:

• The site has grown from nearly 11 acres to 20 acres

• The main building has been shifted east by 260 feet

• The building size has grown from 76,500 square feet to 79,000 square feet

• Sand volleyball courts and a community garden have been added

• A high ropes challenge course and zip-line have been added

The building was moved because they discovered the land was once a ravine and gully that was filled with concrete. More details in the article, along with the updated site plan.

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Finally noticed some activity today whilst walking the dog. Site markers are in the process of being placed and a bulldozer has been busy moving earth around. I was disappointed to hear from one of the workers that quite a bit of the Gerald R. Ford Nature Center is going to come down.

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Photos from yesterday:

From the south on Plaster Creek Trail:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoman311/36...57619603243442/

Experimental permeable trail pavement made partially with recycled tire rubber:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoman311/36...57619603243442/

A couple of photos from Division Ave side:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoman311/36...57619603243442/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoman311/36...57619603243442/

A few more photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoman311/se...157619603243442

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fotoman311 Burg

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I just rode down that yesterday as well. I liked the test pavement, it felt softer.. like the difference between walking on tile and walking on carpet, yet I didn't notise any loss of traction or anything.

Yes, my main concern with it would be long term durability. Overall I liked it though. There is a close-up photo of the stuff in the set on Flickr.

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It may be like the rubber highways that they build around Phoenix, AZ (and maybe other parts of the south). I don't know what the technical term for it is. I believe it is supposed to reduce road noise though populated areas.

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It may be like the rubber highways that they build around Phoenix, AZ (and maybe other parts of the south). I don't know what the technical term for it is. I believe it is supposed to reduce road noise though populated areas.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoman311/36...57619603243442/

http://www.grcity.us/flexi-pave

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Veloise City

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If that's the case, then I may be in full support of it. How does its initial costs compare to that of asphalt?

Presumably all the details would be available at the contact shown on Favorite City's signboard. (A while back I spent some time on the phone with a very helpful Water person calculating the "cost" for a bottle of GR tap water. Ask 'em.)

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BTW on a side not on the bottle water program the cities are required to have bottle water on hand for any emergency.

As for the rubber I just hope they dont try to say oh what about the lead in tires. Thats the only thing I can see people complaining about. Yes there is some lead in tires but consider the only other option is land fills or burning them I see the trace amounts that might leach out to be more benifical than the other options. BTW the lead issue is one that the Infilled Turf companies have been fighting as of late.

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Veloise City

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BTW on a side not on the bottle water program the cities are required to have bottle water on hand for any emergency. ...

Not finding the original thread, so here's a summary.

I got my water bill. It's about $80 for three months of water, and that includes showers, washing clothes, and turning my tiny yard into a gardener's paradise.

Rang up Water Dept. Asked about the units being billed for, quantity, etc. The helpful person said that I am using about 1/2 of one adult's worth of water, by their averages.

We then got into the cost of bottled water, purchased off the shelf, vs. refilling a bottle (e.g. one used for bicycling) at one's own sink. The difference is substantial; for the $1 charged by vendors at street events, one could fill up a kajillion bike bottles. And guess what's in the commercial bottle of water.

HTH

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I got my water bill. It's about $80 for three months of water, and that includes showers, washing clothes, and turning my tiny yard into a gardener's paradise.

Rang up Water Dept. Asked about the units being billed for, quantity, etc. The helpful person said that I am using about 1/2 of one adult's worth of water, by their averages.

Sorry to continue off topic. We must be failing miserably at wasting water at our house cause we have two people and our bill for three months is around $110. Guess I need to take longer showers is I want to be more average.

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Thats cool to see. Well getting back to the kroc center I thought their was a stop located right at the corner of the place for the BRT. As for people getting across division. I do believe there is a cross walk at the light and the median has points to cross.

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