FINDING MOMENTUM: The Rapid secures nearly $1 million to study ways to spur growth along Silver Line route
A new effort aims to find ways to kickstart economic growth along The Rapid’s Silver Line bus route from Grand Rapids though southern Kent County.
Spectrum inks $5 million, two-property deal with Third Coast Development
GRAND RAPIDS — is the new owner of two more properties along the Michigan Street corridor.
Transit planners push for options amid uncertainty over ridership
As transportation advocates and urban planners push new mobility strategies, they’re also working to see how new tools may affect the future of traditional mass transit.
New development could transform Walker’s Standale district
WALKER — City planners hope to encourage downtown-style urbanism in the years ahead along a key suburban commercial corridor northwest of Grand Rapids.
Mixed Messages: Expanded Michigan Street transit service comes amid massive parking development
GRAND RAPIDS — In offering increased transit service along one of West Michigan’s densest employment corridors, Grand Rapids officials hope to fulfill a goal of one of the city’s key urban planning documents.
After 4 years, development still slow along GR’s Silver Line bus route
GRAND RAPIDS — The old adage that development follows transit has proven slow to materialize along the Silver Line bus rapid transit (BRT) route through southern Kent County.
Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. appoints new top executive, board members
The nonprofit organization that administers the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority and several downtown events has new leadership.
The Rapid secures federal funding for Laker Line
The Rapid’s second enhanced transit line connecting downtown Grand Rapids and Grand Valley State University’s Allendale campus can now move forward after clearing a key bureaucratic hurdle.
Grand Rapids-area millages pass with overwhelming support
Despite some controversy, three millage renewals passed overwhelming in metro Grand Rapids last night, according to unofficial election results.
Labor contract dispute raises tensions ahead of The Rapid millage vote
An ongoing labor dispute between The Rapid and its unionized drivers and maintenance workers has become a wedge issue for groups typically aligned in support of transit millages.