• Hank Meijer Speaks on Public Transit and Accessibility in a Growing City
  • We Can Make Our Community Better With Public Transportation – Ellen James
  • Public transportation is good for our environment, for our future, and for this community – Rachel Hood
  • Everyone is Affected by Public Transportation – Joe Jones
  • Investing in Public Transportation Helps Develop a Vibrant Community – Mike VanGessel
  • Creating an Economic Driver to Jobs and Education – Bob Roth
  • Public Transit is an investment in our future – David LaGrand
  • American Seating Directly Benefits from Healthy Public Transportation Industry – Ed Clark
  • Committed To Improving Accessibility – Rae Bower
  • Creating A New Cultural Mindset Towards Transit – Dr. Thomas Haas
  • Positive About West Michigan’s Growth – Pete Brand
  • Understanding the Personal Value of Public Transportation – Rodney Martin
  • Public Transportation Is For Everyone – Casey Dutmer
  • Public Transportation Enables People To Move Up The Economic Ladder – Win Irwin
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  • Transit Investments Influence Future Land Use

    A Transit Master Plan or TMP is a comprehensive, 20-year plan that will guide the future development of The Rapid transit system. The following is a section pulled from the approved TMP. Download the full Transit Master Plan from The Rapid’s TMP website.

     How Might Transit Investments Influence Future Land Use?
    Because transportation investments have the ability to shape the location and urban form of
    development, one component of the TMP was an analysis of the six cities’ plans for future development.
    The  TMP  project team analyzed the [...]

    Sep 02, 2010 // Comments (0) // Posted in Community
  • What Will Greater Grand Rapids Look Like in 2030?

    A Transit Master Plan or TMP is a comprehensive, 20-year plan that will guide the future development of The Rapid transit system. The following is a section pulled from the approved TMP. Download the full Transit Master Plan from The Rapid’s TMP website.

     

    GVMC’s 2035 Long‐Range Transportation Plan Update
    The Grand Valley Metropolitan Council (GVMC), the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the
    greater Grand Rapids area, is in the process of updating its 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).
    In  September  2009,  GVMC  held  five  sub‐regional  meetings  to  gather  population  and  [...]

    Aug 27, 2010 // Comments (0) // Posted in Community
  • Hank Meijer Speaks on Public Transit and Accessibility in a Growing City

    Co-Chairman and CEO of a retail chain that serves hundreds of thousands of customers each day, Hank Meijer understands how important it is to be accessible. Look at many of the chain’s Grand Rapids area stores and you’ll see that they’re on transit lines; some feature bus stops.
    “When we look at a potential store location [...]

    Aug 27, 2010 // Comments (0) // Posted in Community