Downtown Grand Rapids: Art of the Collaborative City
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2013
- Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. and Experience Grand Rapids partnered with the host committee to produce this video as a tone-setter for the 2013 CEOs for Cities conference in Grand Rapids, MI. This video spotlights the many advantages, accolades, and amenities of Grand Rapids. Production credits to Storytelling Pictures.
this has to be the cleanest looking city its size in the rustbelt.
It sucks here and it's pretty shitty too
I see people from Michigan is very friendly =). I'm from Brazil and i loved to step in Grand Rapids,Lansing & Detroit!.
Going there in less than a week - even more excited now that I've seen the video!
So much has changed already! I’m excited to see the future of this city. GRForward!
You don't realize how much I love this video!
It's great how some things (like this video) portray our city!
Best city in the country. Grand Rapids is leading the push to bring Michigan back
Nah, Detroit is.
Rapture582 no., And I'm from Detroit.
Rapture582 Detroit does have plans for reclaiming the abandoned lots (which it has a lot of), which is necessary in order for the city to start growing again. I love Detroit and my grandparents live there, however Grand Rapids is perhaps the fastest developing city in Michigan. It’s leading the state in other fields as well, such as river restoration and clean energy goals. The official GRForward 5 year plan has set one of the goals to be all city buildings running 100% on clean energy by 2025.
Agree
Excellent. Someone please inform both Lansing and the advertising firm that does those dozy, schmaltzy Pure Michigan ads that THIS is how you sell your State. This ad paints a strong picture of Grand Rapids as exciting, growing, colorful, diverse, with rich arts, new economy jobs, solid nightlife, and seated in the middle of gorgeous 4-season lifestyle surroundings (yes, we swim AND ski here). On top of all that, it was full of appealing short quotes from solid sources that can easily be referenced. In other words, this ad aced selling every positive aspect about the place that someone thinking about moving there would ever want to know. Heck, after seeing this, I'm ready to move there.
Use the same company that did this. They promoted Grand Rapids as having a Lake Michigan coast.... so they can probably drive some traffic if they promote Lansing as an "Island City".
@@atraintzb I see your point. However, GR is closer to Lake Michigan than Denver is to the Rocky Mountains. Would anyone question whether Denver is right there at the foot of the mountains? It's perspective, and unless you're the mayor of Grand Haven or Holland, I think we can give GR the benefit of the doubt when it comes to what we have to offer visitors. And if you're a travel agent or a concierge, would you promote the lake as a great reason to visit? Hell yes you would. :) With all due respect, A Train. ;)
@@daveth121864 I would absolutely agree with you …. But then we would both be wrong 👍🏼. G-Rap is a nice place. It’s not coastal. You’re welcome.
Love this video. Everyone's been thinking all this, and this video finally said it. Also, I love the amount of time they spent lingering on the dunes and the lakeshore. Grand Rapids needs to continue to tie itself closer to the lakeshore. The dunes are the most unique and beautiful natural phenomenon on the planet and no one outside of west michigan knows about them. Its a travesty. This video was perfect.
LOVE this!! and especially appreciate the mural SOARING in the ART section. Thank you, Experience GR!
DUDE. So many butthurt people from GR here. I'm legitimately embarrassed for all of us for the moment when someone from outside of GR comes down to read these comments. I understand that it's easy to post whatever you want on the internet because you're behind a keyboard, but COME ON people, this is YOUR city. Grand Rapids is a genuinely beautiful, thriving city with tons to offer. Sure, there are some things that aren't all hunky dory, but that's reality, and you can't escape those kinds of things in any city similar to GR. The thing that makes the city bad are the people in it that would rather whine about the things they've heard about the city in the comment section of a video, rather than leaving their computers and actually attempting to make any sort of change. Have some respect for the people that have helped develop the city to make it what it is today. I'm disgusted by the people of the GR community that have made their way to this comments section just to post their negative comments about ONE 2.5 second clip that has the most minute error or camera angle.
I hope that one day you have the chance to experience a less privileged community that will help make you see that we are blessed to be able to have what we have in front of us, and learn to have a basic sense of respect for your community and the people in it.
totally agree, but "butthurt?" LOL
A few haters out there, and even more numerous - the common North American smart ass. Ignore them the same way you would at a check out line, on an airplane, or in a classroom. It reflects on them, not the fantastic and oh-so unique city we are lucky to support. The good news is that as they mature, the common North American smart ass often tends to migrate south for longer and longer stays. (Please don't feed them.)
This is a great video. I love selling real estate here.
Love the Photography and Motion Tracking work done in Adobe After Effects.
im proud to be a michigander.
Home, yeah so MI has crazy weather, can't beat home or downtown
It's between Ann Arbor and GR for my favorite cities in Michigan but the west side of the state is by far better than the east great video
This is fantastic! Definitely going to share this on Facebook!
Awesome video. And every word is true. If you don't know GR, you don't really know Michigan.
Don't be haters, be players. They worked hard to make this piece and it's great for our town. Well done!
+Benjamin Hunter Great job!
WE Heart GR:) Great Video! Great People! Great Environment! Great Everything!
Love this city! Grand Rapids!
Love this city ! Sharing on FB to my clients..thanks!
Well put together. Very cool. Love our city.
Stunning video. Wow, great work.
Fantastic video. So proud to call this city home!
Awesome video, great city!!
I have lived here for 42 years, and have never gotten used to the winters. I'm getting ready to move other than that its a pretty cool city.
A lot of movie stars have moved to GR now. Beautiful city
I love Michigan! Here I found my true love, and all the good things for me and my child ! No city is perfect, I know, but hey! It's Michigan!
Grand Rapids. Proud to call this city home!
Beautiful video.
Awesome video. gee it's not that hard to figure out. why some of you gripe and stumble on the beach thing is actually funny. I guess some people are just too linear in their thinking. I loved it. will definitely pass it on and refer to it as a solid for GR.
Excellent video! Was proud to share this today.
Great video!
Couldn't be PROUDER to be a Grand Rapidian! Fantastic job on the video.
Beautiful video with all the good points of Grand Rapis.
like the dunes and the Lake Michigan beach? HAHAHAHAHAHA
I am so proud to call Grand Rapids my home for 62 years.
i bet u fucking dutch
IM MOVING THERE IN TWO MONTHS FROM NEW YORK AND I AM SOOOOO EXCITED!!!
Monsterkid333 has it been worth it? As good as you imagined?
Have you like it so far?
Cody Garrison i like it alot actually the summer was amazing. i got frostbite a couple of weks ago though which is the only negative thing i experienced so far
Bing Rewards yeah it is awesome. just miss the summer though.lol
Good work
This is an extremely well put-together video! the music is maybe a bit overly-dramatic, but other than that a really really good job! I hope this brings lots more big companies to our fine city :)
It debuted on all the TVs at the GR Ford Airport, where the music was perfect for that setting. It makes me so proud to see people watching and pointing and talking about it.
GR and Amway. Love so much
I was forced to move from Detroit suburbs at 13...GR was NOT a pretty city then. I am now proud to be living in GR due to all the positive changes during my lifetime. Would never go back East!!!
song please
Grand Rapids is amazing!!!! I left NYC for GR. I’ll never return to New York !!!!
Grand Rapids is one of the best cities in the Midwest.
I like it. and i get it.
Would've been cool to see an aerial of the Whitecaps though. Love going to the games when we visit in the summer. Just something about it. Oh, and I consider it an experience i get to have when visiting GR. Makes sense. Snap.
+Kyle Z Excellent point. Except, alas, fools will point out that the Whitecaps are technically the West Michigan Whitecaps and don't technically play in Grand Rapids. So sad that Grand Rapids doesn't benefit from them ;)
So cool. No wonder Grand Rapids city Michigan has the number one economy in America and their airport rated number one in America as well😉wow safe at night time too
What is the name of this song, and can it be bought anywhere?
Let me know if you find out? :)
Looks like a nice place. Heard it mentioned my whole life but have never visited or had seen videos/photos. The weather does not seem too appealing. Is it that bad?
+Deb Kelly I no longer spend winters there but that's my choice. My children and I loved growing up in the winters there. If you enjoy winter, skiing, other winter activities then Grand Rapids is great year round. Really, the city of GR, there's plenty of events and other indoor activities to keep you busy during the winter months too.
This is supposed to be about Downtown GR right? Because that shot at 2:13 looks exactly like the factory I worked at in Ada.
Isn't ada a suburb of gr
Foxy The Pirate Foxy yes it is.
Who else besides me loves in Grand Rapids
Nice video of Grand Rapids and its "Stuff." Unfortunately it gives no acknowledgment to those who made it happen. Check out the video "The Gift of All" available at the Grand Rapids public library.
I like the video. Although, in the interest of full disclosure, much of this video is in West Michigan, not Grand Rapids proper. There are some wonderful things happening here though.
1:30 is hoffmaster, right?
Should have title on the lake of 20 minutes from Grand Rapids or
title it Grand Rapids and surrounding areas.
Is that RED at 2:04? Excellent band, not exactly local.
Or better yet, wait til PBS airs it during their pledge drive and donate to get the DVD as a gift.
a dream..
How old is this video ?
I wish it wasn't so cold!!, all I want to do is work out but it's to cold!!
lucky for you they have indoor gyms
Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids is the best....
Better say if there is underground in the Grand Rapids
You could say that for any city, I'm sure they don't show hurricanes in videos promoting Florida, but it does happen pretty much every year.
This is where Floyd Mayweather grew up. Grand Rapids is beautiful :)
I didn't know we lived by the lake lol jkn
Not at all crazy about our pride in being a breeding ground for future alcoholics (Beer City), but Grand Rapids is is great town. Best in Michigan.
+GBev2K There is no evidence to support the allusion that breweries cause an increase in alcoholics or even drinking. Just because you live near a brewery doesn't not require you to patronize that establishment and if you choose to you are not required to imbibe but if you choose to you are not required to drink to excess, ever. So stop making up long drawn out baseless scenarios and evidence some truth.
hi guys
hey man
They forgot one of THE best Urban School Districts!
False advertising, I didn't see any construction and less than 1% of the video contained images of snow. Seriously though, Grand Rapids is a great place to live and getting better all the time. :)
@kunafehyummy the most delecious dessert on earth on INSTAGRAM
They showed the ice skating
I didn't want to be homesick tonight that's okay tho
www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/ford-airport-ranked-1-airport-in-north-america/1086764662 #1 in USA
Mayweather home town
How the hell did I not know that, wow lol
Florida is a beautiful place and the cost of living is very low except for Miami. No need to bash another state. I didn't see anyone from Florida bashing Michigan or Grand Rapids.
Lived in GR my entire life, my only problem is the sh*tty public transportation. Other than that cool place
I feel you on that. I love GR
+Waffle_Jeep I've only lived in Grand Rapids for 26 years, downtown. I've never considered the public transportation to be "shitty" but that's because I'm aware it's not just the city of Grand Rapids that responsible for most of it. It's only shitty because other municipalities can't perceive a benefit. It's also not shitty when compared to the dozen of other city's public transportation systems I've used. None are perfect and rely heavily on my understanding them and appreciating their limitations too.
+Michael Mast Both GR and the suburbs need to make a large effort at transit oriented development. I'd be interested to see what Wyoming and Kentwood are doing around the Silver Line. If they aren't redeveloping these used car lots and fast food joints, they are wasting the potential of the line and preventing it from being a successful precedent for more transit.
false advertising wheres the construction signs and 3 feet of snow and the massive traffic in downtown if I remember correctly grand rapids is not next to lake Michigan lol must say I did have fun those 4yrs I lived there but my liver is happy its not consuming so much alchol since its the only thing to do.
Is "Storytelling Pictures" made up of HS interns? I noticed a bunch of mistakes - missing punctuation, miscapitalizations, and some of the phrases projected onto buildings were only on the screen for less than a second before disappearing, way too short amount of time for people to actually read them. Other than that, great video - they just should've run it by more people as a 2nd set of eyes to catch basic mistakes like this first, before making it live.
Lmao... I tend to agree with Stuart. I was raised in Grand Rapids and finally got to move out 15 years ago had a much better life in the south where it was warm and sunny 95 percent of the time and rarely snowed... I recently moved back to Grand Rapids after everybody told me how much better it was now that when I left all I can say is what a bunch of bullshit its the same depressing an ugly place it was when I left except now we have more alcoholics
+Kimmi Jae You might try attaining an education and getting a better class of friends. i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/srp32tmkoqmrvarzbchz.png
+Michael Mast
I might suggest the same for you.
I left Michigan for the very last time back in Oct. I'm back in the South and happy again...You can have all of Michigan all to yourself...dont drink the water ;)
Kimmie,
You might but I haven't lived my entire life in Grand Rapids. I also spend many weeks and months in Los Angeles, Houston, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Seattle, Florence, Rome, Paris, London, and other cities. That's one of the advantages you might find when you work on your education and skills is the ability to follow through on your own suggestions.
Ha! I get it, the water in the Flint river is the water in all of Michigan. That's funny. Yeah you need to travel more ya dumb hillbilly.
+Michael Mast
:) You are amusing... being as you haven't any idea about me, where I've been or what I do. Hillbilly indeed lol...you sir (term used loosely ) are a passive aggressive. Are we done with this banter, because you plead my case perfectly and I think my points been made.
Have a great day.
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Kimmi, It's sad, but true, I am very much a passive aggressive, madam (term used loosely). It's been a very difficult life and I appreciate your understanding of my ailment. I'm not sure whether we're done with this banter or not. You've presented absolutely zero evidence to support any of your claims, short of "this banter". Yes, your point has been very clearly made. You have an emotional ax to grind with Grand Rapids and, it would seem, the entire state of Michigan. Hillbilly most indeed. Get an education, travel more, evidence your claims before you make them.
Awesome video, however please remove the pictures of skyscrapers and replace them with people walking down Wealthy, Cherry, Division, and all the other traditional commercial corridors with small independent shops. Skyscrapers are meaningless symbols. Active streets are the heart of the community.
+Christopher Kok Disagree totally. Architecture of all kinds is as much a part of the fabric of a city and society as independent shops or anything else....
they're hardly "skyscrapers". grand rapids is medium at best. michigan needs to focus on its capital city.
Christopher - they clearly stated they were making this video for Conventions
***** SHUT UP Joe Publico were ever u live your city sucks i grew up here and your not about to talk about my home town😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
Smrtr ThanYou I hope you realize that Grand Rapids is responsible for its own success and expansion, just like Lansing. The state can help, but it’s up to the city and its citizens. I say Grand Rapids is well on its way to surpassing a lot of cities and becoming the fastest growing city in Michigan, and perhaps the country. A few years from now and we could be the new state capital. I want Lansing and Detroit and all the other cities here in Michigan to grow, but the simple truth is: Grand Rapids is succeeding. I’m happy for my city.
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant paradise! Yippie! So far everyone has failed to showcase Grand Rapids without cliche Madcap footage. Next.
If you're not white, you're not right. Next....
What the video lacks is how bad the weather is. It's REALLY BAD. Cloudy days, tons of snow. Lake Michigan's pretty but when it's 60 degrees and cloudy who is having fun at the beach or any outdoor activity.?It's also rather dull unless your into drinking beer and more beer. UGH
When it's 60 degrees & cloudy people in NYC are dying to go outside- if we aren't already there- so it surprises me to hear that Grand Rapidians ( with tougher & longer winters than our's ) wait it out even longer.
Who would wanna visit Grand Rapids anyways ?
+oleboithug Apparently you've never been here lol.
+Chad Vaughn (Forgotten Ally) bitch I live here LOL dumbass . Wyoming to be exact
+Wyoming is not Grand Rapids and especially not downtown Grand Rapids, bitch.
+Michael Mast what's the difference? 5 minutes away ?
+oleboithug I lived in Wyoming in the past and I live in Grand Rapids itself now.So I'll be more than happy to tell you the difference. While Grand Rapids itself has exploded back to life in the recent decades, Wyoming is still in a stagnant hole full of Boost Mobiles, Dollar Stores, Pawn Shops, Pay Day places, and an 80 acre parcel that is still sitting idle since GM closed the stamping plant. Oh and lets not forget how long ago it was when studio 28 was demoed. That's still an empty lot too. And who can forget the stupid ass cop fee that was in place until recently. That was a real dick move Wyoming did right there.. So why the difference? Grand Rapids had people that at least knew how to run a city. Wyoming had a bunch of knuckle heads that don't know their ass from third base when it comes to running a city.
I would add to that: unfriendly to middle class renters. Prepare to live in a shithole or pay way more than you should for a decent place. Otherwise it's pretty decent city.
Andy Clark Simple economics- you want to live somewhere desirable? Then you're gonna pay more. GR isn't the only place in the world where it's more expensive to live in a nice place
+Andy Clark I own rental property in Heritage Hill. If you can't afford to live in a certain neighborhood that's not the fault of others. You have some choices to make in life and they're yours, not mine, to make for you. I grew up in a suburb in Ottawa County. You could try renting there.
des moines is exactly the same way. not just grand rapids. its either shitholes or luxury apts. very little in between.
Great video but missing one aspect, Diversity. The city is so diverse and the video should do better portray that. It is also a global city too. Perhaps they should have highlighted all the colleges in their city too
The psychological profile of the average law enforcement officer is indistinguishable from the average felon. That is a fact that can be verified by many studies which can be found on the internet. So don't take my word for it. Look it up. Having said that, you would think that a psychological evaluation of a recruit would be in order and more importantly, an on going maintenance of these evaluations, two or three times yearly. If these officers were viewed as 'injured', as surely anyone pointing a gun at an eleven year old truly is, then we would see to it that cops get the psychological help and follow up treatment that anyone in this line of work really needs. I personally believe that if a black cop was attending to this incident it would have went differently. Why not have black cops deal with calls from black citizens and white cops deal with whites. It would seem a giant step backwards in race relations but it would also be a near certainty that police shootings and killings and outrages like this incident would see a sharp drop. The resistance from the law enforcement community would be swift condemning such an idea. Then we would have to ask, why? Or, why not try and see what comes of it? Then they will respond with where's the money going to come from, or, there are not enough black police, or a thousand thousand other legless arguments which would be put forth against trying to make things better. The cost of litigation and law suits against police departments would easily pay for these psychological evaluations. There are many ways to fix this broken system. What is needed is willingness. Willingness is in short supply
You do realize this is a tourism video right?
@@melanciafan Nevertheless
Grand Rapids doesn't have a beach
This is what every City should look like after the Governor of your State dumps all the money into it. See if our Governor didnt poison the People of Flint and left Detroit for a wasteland. All of Michigan would and should look like this!
Seriously, I'm not at ALL arguing with you (there is no arguing that Flint got totally screwed by everyone - especially the Governor) but PLEASE don't give any credit to Governor Snyder for anything good that is happening in Grand Rapids. That city is doing well because there are many benefactors that have made it great. I don't agree with the politics of The DeVos family, (especially Betsy) but I sure am thankful for all that they have done for West Michigan. In addition, there are so many more families (VanAndel, Meijer, Cummings, Secchia, etc., etc., etc) that have done so much for Grand Rapids. Giving Snyder any credit for Grand Rapids is wrong - and if he claims credit - well, that just opens a whole can of worms itself. Have a nice day.
i've been here 8 years, NEVER seen three feet of snow. I LIVE downtown, there is no massive traffic issue downtown other than it's a DOWNTOWN area. Alcohol, which you spelled wrong, is obviously the only thing you found because it's the only thing you sought out. I'm sorry but you Nelissa are the false advertising.
Instead of misleading Lake MI, they should have included Reeds Lake w/the sailboats & marina. And how many black people live here? Surely shows we do not embrace diversity.
+sweetmsroslyn America, as a whole, extolls diversity . . . while demanding assimilation.
+sweetmsroslyn Those goalposts getting heavy yet. Let us know when you've got them firmly place to be achieved. Thanks.
The City was good.back. when Obama was President first term HELL NAW NOW😂😂😂😂
From Kalamazoo, and now living in Austin, TX. Grand Rapids is too shitty for me.
Kalamazoo is one of the shittiest cities in Michigan..