TransitTuesday, October 27
The Rapid gets a $6 million state award to add bus service for downtown venues
The Good Day Grand Rapids team
The Rapid has a $6 million state award to expand service to downtown venues, Grand Rapids Magazine reports. The money will support service to Acrisure Amphitheater, the future Amway Soccer Stadium, Van Andel Arena, DeVos Place, and DeVos Performance Hall.
$6 millionstate award to expand The Rapid's service to downtown venues
It comes through MDOT's Infrastructure Projects Authority Fund.
Source: Grand Rapids Magazine
The plan calls for up to six additional buses on high-demand evenings and more park-and-ride connections. King, who handles external affairs for The Rapid, told WGVU that bus rider demand is up even though parking hasn't run out. The extra service also aims to help hospitality, health care, retail, and service-industry workers on evenings and weekends.
The plan adds buses and reaches five venues
- Up to 6
- additional buses on high-demand evenings
- 5
- venues the award will support service to
Source: Grand Rapids Magazine
- Builds on: Laker Line, Silver Line, and the DASH circulator
- Money comes through the Neighborhood Roads Fund (Public Act 16 of 2025)
- Funding for new services will be pursued in a future grant round
“We certainly didn't run out of parking.”
Sources: Grand Rapids Magazine, WGVU NEWS