Come join your fellow WestSiders and learn about what is going on in the StockBridge Business District. This meet up will be from noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Bridge Street Market
Address: 405 Seward Avenue NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Our first meeting of 2026 is January 22 at Bridge Street Market. A light lunch will be provided. We’ll hear from our transportation expert Maxwell Dillivan, Mobility Planning Analyst, Chris Cranson, our new Westside Commercial Corridor Manager and Scott Bloem, the Executive Director from The Other Way Ministries.
Maxwell Dillivan is the Mobility Planning Analyst for the City of Grand Rapids' Mobile GR Department, where he manages the City’s Parking Investment Strategy and oversees the DASH shuttle program. With extensive experience in multimodal and public transit planning, he works to ensure that parking, transit, and active transportation systems reinforce one another. Maxwell’s current work on the Parking Investment Strategy focuses on creating a balanced, accessible framework that supports business vitality and downtown’s long-term mobility needs.
Chris Cranson is the Commercial Corridor Manager for 3 westside business corridors: stockbridge, west leonard, and west fulton. He works with the Corridor Improvement Authority and the West Grand Neighborhood Organization to connect business owners with programs and services that help their businesses and the neighborhoods they reside in. Current projects include the westside beautification program and the facade grant program. Chris is working everyday to help meet the needs of residents and businesses of the westside alike.
FAQ: What’s a typical event like? We meet from 12-1 p.m. Sometimes lunch is provided, and sometimes just something light. We have 3-5 speakers present and share a quick update or overview about relevant topics to the WestSide. It's very casual, very authentic, and our meetings are used as a launching pad to create meaningful relationships with our neighbors and fellow business people.