Grand Valley State University

Route 51 DETOUR for SS09 (5/20/09)
Detour 5/20/09 through Labor Day due to road construction on Bridge St. The buses will travel northbound to Bridge Street, east to Mt. Vernon, southbound to Pearl Street, turn north on Monroe Avenue and proceed east on Michigan Street connecting the normal route. The temporary bus stop for customers who park in the Scribner Lot will be relocated to the southwest corner of Mt. Vernon at Bridge. [update 5/26 - ROUTE 51 - 5/26 REROUTE DUE TO WATER MAIN BREAK: Due to the water main break on Pearl this morning 5/26, the bus will need to reroute (again) causing further delays. Please leave yourself plenty of time to get to your destination.]

Bus Satisfaction Survey 2009 (4/10/09)
Dear GVSU Campus Community,

Thanks to each of you we will again surpass 2 million riders for the 2008-2009 school year!

To make the next year as successful as this one, we have created a Bus Satisfaction Survey. We ask that you participate in completing the survey. This survey is anonymous and we truly appreciate your thoughts to assist us in making the bus service better for your transportation.
You may access the survey at: http://gvsu.edu/r/?q=A06821

Silver Line Rapid Transit System (3/13/09)
What is the Silver Line? Silver Line rapid transit system is more like a light rail system than a traditional bus. A proven solution in other communities, it will maximize ridership opportunities, economic development and travel-time savings. Silver Line vehicles will use:

- Dedicated lanes during peak times
- In-station fare collected to speed boarding
- Intelligent transportation system applications such as signal priority allowing quick travel between stations

The proposed service will run from 60th Street on South Division north until Wealthy Street and then run throughout the downtown Grand Rapids area.

For more info, please check out the following websites:
www.ridetherapid.org/about/great-transit
www.RapidYES.org

Regional Transit in West Michigan? (2/20/09)
A study is underway to examine the demand for new commuter and intercity bus services connecting communities in Ottawa, Kent and Muskegon Counties. You can help by taking a brief survey on-line at www.westmichigantransitsurvey.info and be entered in a drawing to receive one of several $25 gift cards.

GVSU Bus and The Rapid are now on Facebook! (1/23/09)
Do you have Facebook, or know students with Facebook!? Become a Fan of the GVSU Bus System and The Rapid! Find us in "Pages" under "GVSU Bus System" and "The Rapid". Get up to date bus info, as well as special event information!

One Million Riders! (11/20/08)
During the week of November 10, 2008, we officially reached one-million riders for the current fiscal year!
To show our appreciation of the support that the GVSU Community shows to the bus system, we're having a contest to see who can guess the date and time (to the nearest half-hour) when we'll reach two-million riders. Click here to submit your guess!

New Link: West Michigan Transit Linkages Study (11/5/08)
In February 2007, Ottawa County was awarded a Service Development and New Technology (SDNT) Grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The SDNT Grant will be utilized to complete a needs assessment and feasibility study of commuter transit services in the West Michigan area. Grand Valley State University will assist Ottawa County with the facilitation and coordination of the study. Click here to view transit study website
Off-Campus Apartment Shuttle Route Change - Effective 9/29/08 (9/22/08)
Effective 9/29/08, the Route 37 bus will no longer be going into the parking lots of Main Street Pub / Sleep Inn (near the corner of M-45 and 48th Ave.). The bus will return to the former route, directly from M-45 to head South on 48th. Click here to view new route/schedule

Campus Challenge! September 22 through September 26 (9/15/08)
Compete with campuses around Michigan to see who are the greenest commuters. Campuses will be competing to see who can make the most trips to and from campus using a mode other than one person driving alone in a car.

To participate, register at Grand Valley's GreenRide website. Create a profile, and then click on the "CommuterTracker" button. For each day the week of September 22, select how you commuted to and from GVSU.

The goal is to have the most alternative commutes -- trips taken in anything besides the "one person one car" model. The campus that has the most alternate commutes for its size wins!

To begin, go to GVSU's new GreenRide website and create your profile.

Adding Bus to Route 50! (9/9/08)
We are adding another bus from 7a - 10p on the Campus Connector! It will be added for Monday - Friday (Friday, it will stop at 6p as the others do for the Weekend Connector to start). The frequency will change from every 7 minutes to every 6 minutes. This additional bus will start Wednesday morning 9/10/08.

NEW August 2008! (8/18/08)
GreenRide carpool networking website available to GVSU community. Click here to create an account to login today! Also view demos by clicking "support" on login page.

Bus Satisfaction Survey 2008: (3/27/08)
Thanks to all participants for letting us know your thoughts on the GVSU bus services!
Click here to view results!