Current detours, delays and other route updates:

Posted 4/17/19:

Spring/Summer 2019 Route 50 Bus Schedule now posted! Reminder that there is no weekend or apartment shuttle service from May 4 - Mid-August.
Break bus schedule in effect 4/29/19 - 5/3/19 - visit the "Holidays & Breaks" schedule page for more info.

 

Posted 4/16/19:

Route 50 temp bus stop move starting Wednesday, April 17: Due to Laker Line construction, the eastbound bus stop at Ferndale & Lake Michigan Dr (Meijer) will be moved east to the next driveway for duration of new bus stop construction.

 

Posted 4/12/19:

GVSU Exam Cram Late Night Bus Extension begins Monday, 4/15 - Wednesday, 4/24. Get more details on our Exam Cram bus page.

 

Posted 3/6/19:

Route 50: Bus stop move
There will be a new Route 50 bus stop placed on Coit at Michigan. This stop will replace the stop on Michigan around the corner from Coit. Route 50 will begin serving this new stop on Wednesday, March 6th and picking up at the other stop.

 

Posted 12/14/18:

Route 50 route/stop change near CHS - effective 1/7/19, Route 50 will no longer turn left on Michigan at Coit. Instead the route will turn left onto Lafayette and stop at the former CHS bus stop between GVSU CHS and RFH. The route will then continue on Lafayette, where it will turn left at Hastings and another left on Coit to right back onto Michigan to regular route.

Click here to check on detours for other routes on The Rapid system.

What's new for Winter 2019?

Full service begins Monday, January 7.

Please note the following changes:

• UPDATES FOR WINTER 2019 - Grand Rapids area changes:
  • Route change near CHS/RFH - Michigan, L on Lafayette [revert to former 50 bus stop at shelter behind CHS], L on Hastings, L on Coit, R on Michigan to existing route
    • The bus stop formerly located at the corner of the intersection of Michigan St NE and Lafayette Ave NE to moved back to the north side of CHS - access Raleigh J Finkelstein Hall and Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences at this stop.
• Continuing from FALL 2018 - Grand Rapids area:
  • The bus stop at Bostwick/Michigan is now a "Westbound Only" stop
  • Route 50 bus stop will no longer wait/rest at CHS, it will now do so at the Pew stop (by Eberhard/DeVos Center)
    • There are now separate Eastbound and Westbound stops at the Pew stop (by EC/DEV) - the poles are labeled accordingly - make sure you get on the right bus!
  • Park & Ride Expansion - the parking areas at Walker Fire Station Park & Ride have been expanded. Please be courteous of the plaza businesses and park in the newly paved areas.