Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss announced on Jan. 27, 2022, that the city would be joining 32 state and local governments in the National Building Performance Standard (BPS) Coalition.
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Listen to the Environment Report s coverage of Grand Rapids implementation of natural infrastructure.
Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution is nature.
The Joe Taylor park takes the surrounding neighborhood s stormwater runoff and stores it underground until it seeps into the earth.
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The Joe Taylor park is tucked into a small neighborhood in Grand Rapids. The buildings have colorful murals, there’s a splash pad for hot summer days. But you can’t see the really interesting stuff.