Fulton Street Farmer’s Market improvements on drawing board
The city’s most popular Farmer’s Market attracts shoppers by the thousands and boosts traffic to neighboring businesses. Proponents of a plan to upgrade the market say that making it available year round and improving automobile traffic flow are just some of the ideas for creating a dynamic catalyst to preserve the historic Brikyaat area.
According to excerpts from the story:
Many of the homes in the 10-block area of Midtown Grand Rapids, known as the Brikyaat, were built as temporary housing for Dutch immigrants. Today, more than a century later, most of the homes are still standing.
A plan developed by the Midtown Neighborhood Association, aims to transform and modernize the Brikyaat while maintaining it’s rich historical character and guiding future development.
Brikyaat Project Director Christine Helms-Maletic said at the center of the Brikyaat plan is the expansion of the Fulton Street Farmer’s Market.
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