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Alerts
Bus fare enforcement to begin Monday, 2/1/21 for the Laker Line. GVSU ID or bus fare required.
Current detours, delays and other route updates:
Posted 1/27/21:
Lake Line fare enforcement to begin Monday, 2/1/21. GVSU riders should be sure to have GVSU ID available. Non-GVSU riders check out fare options with The Rapid.
Posted 1/19/21:
Winter 2021 Laker Line Bus Schedule now posted! If you're new to the Laker Line, watch this video detailing what to expect with the buses.
Posted 8/28/20:
Masks are required on all GVSU bus routes as well as in all campus buildings. Visit our Riding Safely during COVID section for more information.
Posted 8/14/20:
ROUTE 50 STOP CHANGES FOR FALL 2020:
****Route 50 Transitions to the Laker Line on Monday, August 24, 2020!! ****
- Eastbound:
GVSU Allendale - Kirkhof Center, Mackinac Hall
Meijer/Ferndale – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr & Ferndale
*NEW - Cummings/Lake Michigan Dr – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Cummings (bus will not pull into Walker Fire Station after 8/21/20 - parking still allowed)
Maynard/Bayberry – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr & Maynard
*NEW - Standale Trail - Lake Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Manzana Dr/Hampton Ln
Covell – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Covell
John Ball Zoo/Garfield – Laker Line Station at zoo entrance on Fulton
*NEW - Straight - Laker Line Station at Fulton & Straight
*NEW - GVSU Pew – Laker Line Station on Fulton at Mt. Vernon (bus will not stop at Seward Ramp after 8/21/20)
Monroe/Louis - Silver Line Station on Monroe at Louis
DeVos Place – Silver Line Station on Monroe at DeVos Place
Medical Mile - Stations on Michigan at Bostwick, Lafayette, and Prospect (use Lafayette or Prospect for GVSU Health Campus)- NOTE: Detour - GVSU CHS/RFH stop will stay on Lafayette at 196 until Prospect stop complete (routing on Lafayette, Hastings, Coit).
- NOTE: Detour - GVSU CHS/RFH stop will stay on Lafayette at 196 until Prospect stop complete (routing on Lafayette, Hastings, Coit).
- Westbound:
Medical Mile - Stations on Michigan at Bostwick, Lafayette, and Prospect (use Lafayette or Prospect for GVSU Health Campus)
NOTE: Detour - GVSU CHS/RFH stop will stay on Lafayette at 196 until Prospect stop complete (routing on Lafayette, Hastings, Coit).
DeVos Place – Silver Line Station on Monroe at DeVos Place
Monroe/Louis - Silver Line Station on Monroe at Louis
*NEW - GVSU Pew – Laker Line Station on Fulton at Mt. Vernon (bus will not stop at Seward Ramp after 8/21/20)
*NEW - Straight - Laker Line Station at Fulton & Straight
John Ball Zoo/Garfield – Laker Line Station at Fulton & Garfield
Covell – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Covell
*NEW - Standale Trail - Lake Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Manzana Dr/Hampton Ln
Maynard/Bayberry – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr & Maynard
Cummings/Walker Fire Station – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Cummings (bus will not pull into Walker Fire Station after 8/21/20)
Meijer/Ferndale – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr & Ferndale
GVSU Allendale - Kirkhof Center, Mackinac Hall
What's new for Fall 2020?
Full service begins Monday, August 31, 2020.
Please note the following changes:
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BUSING CHANGES FOR FALL 2020:
****Route 50 Transitions to the Laker Line on Monday, August 24, 2020!! ****
- GVSU Allendale - Laker Line Stations at Kirkhof Center, Mackinac Hall
Meijer/Ferndale – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr & Ferndale
*NEW - Cummings/Lake Michigan Dr – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Cummings (bus will not pull into Walker Fire Station after 8/21/20 - parking still allowed)
Maynard/Bayberry – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr & Maynard
*NEW - Standale Trail - Lake Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Manzana Dr/Hampton Ln
Covell – Laker Line Station at Lake Michigan Dr. & Covell
John Ball Zoo/Garfield – Laker Line Stations at zoo entrance on Fulton (eastbound) and at Fulton & Garfield (westbound)
*NEW - Straight - Laker Line Station at Fulton & Straight
*NEW - GVSU Pew – Laker Line Station on Fulton at Mt. Vernon (bus will not stop at Seward Ramp after 8/21/20)
Monroe/Louis - Silver Line Station on Monroe at Louis
DeVos Place – Silver Line Station on Monroe at DeVos Place
Medical Mile - Stations on Michigan at Bostwick, Lafayette (use Lafayette for GVSU Health Campus)- NOTE: Detour - GVSU CHS/RFH stop will stay on Lafayette at 196 until Prospect stop complete (routing on Lafayette, Hastings, Coit).