History
The city has been working on delivering a defined downtown for Wyoming for more than two decades. In 2000 the city set the path for the creation of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) which contained the project area. Over the next decade, a new state highway and mall in Grandville changed the traffic patterns and contributed to the decline of commercial spaces along the 28th Street corridor.
In 2012, the city worked in collaboration with the DDA, local business owners, community stakeholders and residents to create the Turn on 28th Street Corridor Sub-Area Plan. This plan radically called for changes to the design and street grid of the City Center and communicated a renewed vision for the creation of a sustainable, economically vibrant, and walkable City Center. As a result of this plan, in 2014 the City invested $2.2 million to build the first phase of the new City Center crescent street, 28 West Place.
The City saw the Turn on 28th Street plan begin to come to life in 2018, when it began working with Magnus Capital Partners on a new mixed-income housing development to be built on the former Studio 28 site.
In 2021, the City’s new master plan and land use document, Wyoming [re]Imagined, was adopted. This plan reaffirmed the City’s vision for a vibrant and walkable City Center. It included a sub area plan (a specific area plan) for 28th Street which specifically called for a “Pinery Park Trail Connection” to be built with supportive pedestrian infrastructure to provide a safe crossing of 28th Street.
Location
Wyoming’s City Center is located off 28th Street between Clyde Park Avenue and Burlingame Avenue.
What to Expect
This project includes:
- A pedestrian bridge that provides passage over 28th Street
- 4.6 mile non-motorized trail network that links to regional destinations, including north to Grand Rapids and south to Byron Township. Trail connections will link Pinery Park to the City Center, to Porter Street businesses and Grace Christian University.
- Utility line relocation
- Public plaza for food trucks and other small community gatherings and opportunities for public art
- Streetscaping enhancements
City Center project construction began Fall 2024. See the linked pages below for further information and recent updates.