A huge week in transportation news!
Submitted by whitemice on Wed, 06/17/2015 - 07:18
These news items in addition to announcements that the DASH downtown circulator will be reconstituted and redesigned. As well as promises of car-sharing services in downtown - but nothing specific yet. And the Michigan St. Corridor plan was officially adopted.
Rail
The first public information meetings for the Coast-To-Coast project were held at the Cascade township public library and the RAPID central station.
- 5 reactions to Grand Rapids to Detroit passenger rail service, MLIVE
- Grand Rapids to Detroit passenger rail service meetings set, MLIVE
Bicycle
Bike-share is coming to Grand Rapids. The program is an initiave of Spoke Folks and should launch in July [2015] with 66 in downtown.
- $2M bike sharing program pitched for Grand Rapids, MLIVE
- Bike share program to launch in downtown Grand Rapids, FOX17
Bus
The Laker Line BRT was accepted to complete in the federal Small Starts Capital Investment program.