Submitted by whitemice on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 13:08
The Rapids' ridership is showing steady "recovery"; it is deemed "recovery" as, post-COVID, everything must now be bench-marked against 2019, the last year of the before times. By the raw numbers the Rapid closed October at ~65% of 2019 ridership. That is 703,844 rides, deemed UPT or Unpaired Trips by the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA), in October 2024 compared to 1,088,772 in 2019. So far (Jan - Oct) ridership in 2024 is ~63% of comparative 2019 ridership.
Submitted by whitemice on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 09:35
It is the end of August, and that means a new Rapid schedule. You can download the new schedule book 👉here👈. All the apps should adjust automatically, but be sure to double check your connections. There are no frequency changes this time, however some of the stop timings have shifted a few minutes forward or back.
Submitted by whitemice on Thu, 07/11/2024 - 21:58
A presentation was made today (2024-07-11) to the Downtown Development Authority (DDS) about the proposal to house a childcare center at the Rapid Central Station (RCS). This is an idea which has been under development for some time. The video of the meeting can be found 👉here👈 with this agenda item of the meeting beginning at 1:17:00. It is difficult to imagine a more perfectly urbanist project than a childcare facility provided at a transit center - - and this may be the first such facility in the nation. 👍
Submitted by whitemice on Tue, 03/26/2024 - 07:20
The Rapid's fixed-route ridership increased by 18.1% in February 2024 relative to February 2023. Evening ridership (+19%) continues to lead the recovery; although this may be slightly influenced by some reduced service in the AM schedule due to under-funding by the Democratic trifecta in Lansing. So far it looks like LBO (local bus operating) funding from the state of Michigan to urban transit operators will hit a record low in 2025.
Submitted by whitemice on Mon, 02/12/2024 - 22:12
There has been a great deal of mobility news in the past few months; 2024 is shaping up to be a big year.
Submitted by whitemice on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 19:37
It has been a long time in the making, riders have been able to feel it coming, and now it's here: the service cuts. DASH service since the launch of the DASH v3.0 routes in May (2023) has not operated Monday or Tuesday, the other days of the week it has been unreliable (not 15 minute headways). Ghost buses have begun appearing across the network, a phenomenon rarely experienced in previous years.
Submitted by whitemice on Sun, 11/05/2023 - 12:03
The Rapid's goal for on-time performance of fixed route service is 90%. "On-time" is defined by the industry standard of being less than five (5) minutes late, and less than one (1) minute early. All the vehicles in the Rapid's fixed route fleet are equipped with real-time vehicle location and information systems.
On-time performance since fiscal year 2021:
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