Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Urban Planet in Grand Rapids

Rapid Growth is a great Web site in Grand Rapids, MI, that focuses on development and the built environment. Lately, they've been producing a series of videos about cool things around town.

For example, check out this video about Urban Planet. It's a new media community that uses the Internet to help folks discuss community issues similar to those that Rapid Growth focuses on. Urban Planet is based in North Carolina, but the Grand Rapids community is one of the largest in the country with over 250 users, 2100 conversation topics, and 70,000 replies. Perhaps, most importantly, as you'll see in this video, the social media site is also spurring face-to-face gatherings.

The Village Web site

Visit the Web site for the Village of Orchard Hills for our latest leasing plan and other important documentation.

Blog Mission

This is the official BLOG for the Village of Orchard Hills in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Village will premier in 2009 as the first and only main-street lifestyle center in Western Michigan. This BLOG will be used to update our friends and colleagues on our progress as we create what we hope will be a special place for Western Michigan.