INFRASTRUCTURE       -       ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT      -      BEAUTIFICATION    

Discover Coopersville Social District - Completed

The State of Michigan enacted a new law intended to spur economic activity and provide flexibility for hospitality businesses by enabling the on-site sale and off-site consumption of alcoholic beverages in designated “Social District” areas. In 2022 Coopersville applied and received a Social District permit and is managed by the Coopersville DDA. 
For a map and detailed information
​about the Social District.

North Bank Trail - Ongoing

The North Bank Trail (NBT) is a proposed 18 mile non-motorized, multipurpose pathway located generally along the former Grand Trunk Railroad that extends from Spring Lake to Coopersville. The proposed path would connect the east end of the Village of Spring Lake Bike Path to the east end of the Musketawa Trail and serve as a regional link between the beaches of Grand Haven/Spring Lake area and the Grand Rapids metro area.

Downtown Walk-Through Park - Completed

In the center of our Historical Downtown Coopersville you'll find a cozy little parked equipped with public restrooms, a fire place and few spots to sit and enjoy the outdoors whether is cold or warm out. 

Downtown Pocket Park - Completed

Enhancing the entrance to downtown, providing a place for pedestrians to rest, ​gather for events, and enjoy.
A 20'x20' pavilion with water feature, benches, ​and gentle landscaping. 

West Randall Reconstruction
​between the Roundabout and 64th Avenue - Completed

When the City of Coopersville reconstructed the West Randall corridor between the Roundabout and 64th Avenue in 2016, the DDA stepped up to ensure that the most heavily traveled stretch of our city was beautified with sidewalks on the south side, curb, gutter, storm drains, landscaping and irrigation. The crowning touch was the addition of LED lights to illuminate the avenue in the dark winter months. ​

​Revitalization of Downtown
and Façade Grants - Ongoing

With the brand new streets and sidewalks in place, the DDA realized that the downtown needed to uncover its brick storefront heritage. The DDA sponsored some facade grants for downtown merchants and in some cases, purchased vacant buildings and sponsored renovations of the exteriors in order to attract new owners. It was a match made in heaven: those storefronts have been continuously filled since renovation!

Redesign and Paving of Main Street & the North Parking Lot - Completed

Not so long ago in a neighborhood only a few blocks away, downtown had few sidewalks, dirt tracks for alleys, no landscaping, and a lot of overhead power lines. Thanks to the vision and investment of the DDA, the whole of of downtown transformed into a charming, walkable destination with plenty of parking, pedestrian walk-thru parks and pavilions, public restrooms, and underground utilities.

​Red brick pavers will guide you from restaurant to grocery store, from hometown shop to hair salon, from art gallery to grocery to diner to bakery... Shop, eat, and visit some of the best stores in West Michigan!
We've been busy - there are so many more projects the DDA has accomplished. To read about ALL the projects the DDA has in planned and has accomplished since its inception in 1990, check out THE PLAN, Section V and Exhibit C.