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20 days ago
Ava Messer
@MakeMyMove
Community
The Downtown Snowmelt System & 8th Street
Holland's historic downtown is a marvel of civic engineering. The massive underground snowmelt system utilizes waste heat from the local power plant to keep the brick-paved sidewalks and roads clear all winter. This allows independent bookshops, clothing boutiques, and corner cafes to thrive year-round, creating a deeply walkable, vibrant commercial core.