

"Letters from South Division" during project kick-off community event (May 20180


South Division Corridor Plan
The South Division Corridor Plan is a ~3-mile long (850 acres) area specific plan located South of downtown as part of the City's 2002 Master Plan. and is based in four major principles: meaningful engagement, development without displacement, economic opportunity and quality of life.
This corridor connects five distinct neighborhoods: South East, South Hills, Madison Area, Burton Heights, and Garfield Park; and is home to a diverse community of ~29,000 residents (43% white, 36% hispanic, 34% black).
During this sixteen-month planning process (May 2018 - September 2019) led by Camiros Ltd., Borderless is collaborating in the community participatory activities – including design of outreach, engagement and training tools/materials for different stakeholders, training of the community ambassadors, and design of a temporary community pop-up in a commercial storefront located at strategic intersection in the corridor.
More about this plan:
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2018-2019
Client:
City of Grand Rapids Planning Department of Planning
Planning team:
Camiros Ltd. (project leader)
Borderless Studio
Collaborator:
Valerie Wong
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In the news:
Taking back South Division – Grand Rapids Business Journal. December 7, 2018.
'Development without displacement' Grand Rapids group looks to develop South Division corridor – WZZM13. October 17, 2018.
Grand Rapids creates new Corridor Improvement Authority – Grand Rapids Business Journal. April 6, 2018.
Defining Division: Development without displacement – Rapid Growth Media. December 14, 2017.


Photo: Carbon Stories

Photo: Carbon Stories


Community ambassadors and planning team working on installation of pop-up space




South Division Pop-up Community Space during Community Meeting 2 (October 2018)



Community Meeting #1 (July 2018)



Meeting in Box – Outreach Toolkit (October 2018)