Automobile
GR Public Library to host History Detectives day of presentations
by (erictank)
Submitted 01-14-2014 under NEWS
On Saturday, January 18 the Grand Rapids Public Library will host its sixth annual History Detectives event. The itinerary for the day is listed: 9:30 “Women and WWII: New Roles and Old Stereotypes” with Dr. Richard Harms 10:30 “...
The Automobile and Us - Part V: Did the car ever make sense?
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 04-30-2010 under OPINION
This is the last part of a five-part series that explores the effects of the automobile on us as a population and on Grand Rapids. This segment shows what automobile trends GR shares with the nation. Over the course of the twentieth century,...
The Automobile and Us - Part III: Ways to modify cities to accommodate alternative transportation
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 04-23-2010 under OPINION
This is part three of a five-part series in which we explore the effects of the automobile on us as a population and on Grand Rapids. In this part, we will focus on a variety of solutions to the problems we discussed in the previous articles. On...
The Automobile and Us - Part II: The automobile's detrimental toll on community life
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 04-21-2010 under OPINION
This is part two of a five-part series that explores the effects of the automobile on Grand Rapids. In this part, we will explore how communities have been affected socially and physically by the car. We will also see how our downtown area...
The Automobile and Us - Part I: The clash between the streetcar and automotive industries
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 04-20-2010 under OPINION
This is part one of a five-part series that explores the effects of the automobile on Grand Rapids. In this part we explore how Grand Rapids lost the streetcar and started to develop around the automobile. Wellington Avenue, off Eastern Avenue in SE...