Areawide gvmc planning area

The Federal Highway Administration awarded $187,500 to the Michigan Department of Transportation on October 22, 2025, under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG, CFDA 20.287) for a comprehensive circulation study of the Areawide Grand Valley Metro Council (GVMC) Planning Area, with project authorization extending through September 30, 2027. The study will assess transportation circulation impacts resulting from ongoing and anticipated major developments in the region, including the construction of an amphitheater, soccer stadium, and other significant projects. The deliverables will address multi-modal network movement at both local and regional scales and support decision-making aligned with the ten federal planning factors for metropolitan transportation planning.

The sub-grantee, Grand Valley Metro Council, will execute the circulation study with emphasis on enhancing transportation system safety for all users, evaluating current and future land use patterns, and fostering stakeholder collaboration among jurisdictions affected by development. The study will examine long-term impacts and solutions for transportation circulation, providing regional coordination and planning analysis consistent with GVMC's established role as a collaborative planning organization for the West Michigan region. Ultimate project completion is scheduled for September 30, 2032.

Project description

Circulation study (date project authorized to 9/30/2027) to further respond to on-going development that supports many of the 10 federal planning factors. Efforts to continue to provide a safer transportation system for all users, consider land uses both current and future, and further collaborate with stakeholders impacted by continued and planned development. Consider long-term impacts and solutions for multi-modal network movement associated with anticipated large developments that will impact transportation circulation at local and regional scales, such as amphitheater, soccer stadium, and others. Grand valley metropolitan council planning area