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West Michigan tourism holds strong amid Canadian visitor decline
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — U.S.-Canada tensions are taking a toll on American tourism, but West Michigan appears to…
#Canada #FOX17 #FOX17News #grandrapids #Michigan
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#GrandRapidsMI - Heavy equipment hits the #GrandRiver as historic #DamRemoval begins
Story by Brian McVicar, July 1, 2026
"Heavy equipment rolled into the Grand River Wednesday as crews installed a temporary barrier downstream of Gillett Bridge to catch sediment and debris, the first step in a long-planned effort to remove four aging low-head dams.
"The floating yellow barrier, known as a turbidity curtain, is designed to contain clouds of sediment stirred up during construction and prevent it from drifting downstream, said Mike Staal, river restoration project manager for the City of Grand Rapids.
" 'If there’s turbidity in the water, it impacts the aquatic habitat,' he said. 'So what we want to do is just minimize any of the impact, keep the sediment where it is.'
"The turbidity curtain is just the beginning of a carefully choreographed, two-year construction effort to remove four, century-old low-head dams along a half-mile stretch of the Grand River between Fulton Street and I-196. The result, officials say, will be a more natural waterway—safer for recreation, better for fish passage and more closely resembling the rapids that gave Grand Rapids its name."
#SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/480279/ Cell Data Shows Trump Trade Policy Impact on Canadian Tourism #BorderCrossing #Business #BusinessInsider #CanadianTourism #CanadianVisit #CellPhoneDatum #chapple #city #Economy #Éire #GrandRapids #houston #IE #Ireland #number #researcher #SanFrancisco #TariffPolicy #trump #year
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Disinfect / Cannabinoids / Christ Child
Bands Disinfect Cannabinoids Christ Child Venue - Venue name: The Ice Pick - Date: Fri. Mar. 20 - Admission price: $4.00 Contribution -
Disagree / The Restarts / Subjugated / Dispair / System Collapse
Bands Disagree The Restarts Subjugated Dispair System Collapse Venue - Venue name: Ten Weston - Location: Downtown Grand Rapids, MI - Date: June 24th - Time: Starts around 6:00 p.m. - Admission price: $5.00 / $4.00 with a can of food - Additional details: A benefit for Food Not Bombs -
Planning for cities with linear skylines
Shown below are some of the cities around the globe that have linear skylines. While these can be visually impressive, especially when set as a backdrop against the coastline or mountains, they also can be challenging from a planning and infrastructure perspective, unless they are adapted properly to address this unique urban landform.
World’s narrowest city of Yanjing, China – Source: amapnerd.comBear in mind, that linear skylines are not just a coastal or narrow valley phenomenon. Las Vegas is perfect example of an inland city with a very linear skyline that resulted in part due to how the city developed as a desert oasis along a single major corridor. Other examples may result from topographic settings like narrow mountain valleys, river valleys, peninsulas, or islands.
The length of linear skylines can tend to dissuade walking, as the distances between sites can be intimidating. Furthermore, if the focus is too concentrated, primary streets that run the length of the skyline, such as the Las Vegas Strip, can become overwhelmed by traffic and people.
Traffic and people along the Las Vegas Strip – Source: nevadaappeal.comThat is why it is important to have viable and efficient alternatives — light rail, buses, bicycling routes, trollies, or as Las Vegas has developed, a monorail line. Safe crossings of busy thoroughfares is also needed. As the image are shows, overpasses or tunnels for pedestrians may be necessary. Otherwise, crosswalks must be set up to allow time for safe movement across the avenues.
In some ways, a linear design can be efficient when it comes to utilities, because they can be focused in a narrower area. However, they must constructed of sufficient size and scale to handle the concentrated needs for water, sewer, electricity, gas, etc. Otherwise, the streets and roads may be constantly torn up to increase capacity. Utility managers will also need to address verticality of the service area, to assure water pressure and other services are maintained at their highest levels.
Another important factor to consider is public safety, particularly from fire-fighting and emergency response standpoints. By their very nature, linear skylines tend to be more dense and as a result taller. This is very evident from the photos provided below. How public safety services address the inherently denser and taller structures is critically important for assuring public safety is always a top priority for avoiding potential tragedies.
Another factor to consider for tourist-oriented linear skyline is the variations between on and off-season. Any and all planning efforts will need to take this into account as the extent of impacts can fluctuate greatly over a calendar year.
Neom – Source: dezeen.comWhat is likely to be the most linear (and perhaps vertical) skyline of them all is the controversial 106 mile long, new city of Neom being constructed in Saudi Arabia (see images above and below. How this project will eventually turn out and whether it will achieve the stated goals of livability and sustainability remains to be seen. If it is successful, it may be a defining development for the future. Otherwise, it could be a precautionary tale to avoid excepting very specialized circumstances.
Inside Neom – Source: dezeen.comAs has been noted throughout this post, linear skylines can have their challenges. How effectively these are addressed will help determine whether or not the infrastructure and services can meet the concentrated demand. At the same time, the opportunities are not quite as apparent. To this retired planner, ambitious individual developments that are overly lengthy or excessively vertical may not achieve their “lofty” goals. Similarly, it remains to be seen how efficient and effective such a narrow, dense and lengthy urban form can be.
Peace!
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Las Vegas, Nevada – centered along the Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard)
Las Vegas – Source: paraisoisland.comSurfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia and other beachfront cities – centered along the beachfront
Surfers Paradise – Source: kayak.comBalneário Camboriú, Brazil
Balneário Camboriú – Source: en.wikipedia.orgMiami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach – Source: nationalgeographic.comDaytona Beach
Daytona Beach – Source: touristauthority.comVirginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach – Source: southsidedaily.comOcean City, Maryland
Ocean City – Source: century21newhorizon.comCancun, Mexico
Cancun – Source: flipboard.comGrand Rapids, Michigan – the tallest buildings are centered along the Grand River
Grand Rapids – Source: hopskipdrive.comPikeville, Kentucky – a very unique linear “semi-circle” in the Appalachian Mountains.
Pikeville – Source: reddit.comDanang, Vietnam – concentrated along both the river and along the coastline at My Khe Beach
Danang – Source: danangprivatecar.com My Khe Beach in Danang – Source: baodanang.com#BalneárioCamboriú #Cancun #cities #coastlines #Danang #DaytonaBeach #downtown #geography #GrandRapids #history #landUse #LasVegas #linearSkylines #MiamiBeach #Neom #OceanCity #Pikeville #planning #skylines #SurfersParadise #topography #transit #transportation #travel #valleys #VirginiaBeach #walking #Yanjing
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Grand Rapids the other night #fog ##haze #michigan #grandriver #grandrapids #bridges #foggy
