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After eight months of actively soliciting public input, technical presentations and discussions, the Mobile Metro 2030 Task Force made its recommendation to The Rapid's Board on May 26. Final adoption will be considered at the Board's June 30th meeting. View Site

The Rapid’s Mobile Metro 2030 task force is presenting possible future transit plans for public questions and comments in May. At a series of five open houses, people can review three different scenarios that were developed through community input during the Transit Master Plan (TMP) project... Read full article.

May 11--11:30 am - 1:30 pm, LaGrave Church, 107 LaGrave Avenue SE, Grand Rapids. An option lunch is available for $10. Contact Disability Advocates ofKent County at 616-949-1100 x253
May 11--5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Rapid Central Station, 250 Grandville Ave SW, Grand Rapids
May 12--6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Walker Fire Station #2, 4101 Lake Michigan Drive, Walker
May 13--6:00 pm - 8:00pm, Kentwood City Chambers, 4900 Breton Avenue, Kentwood
May 19--6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wyoming Public Library, 3350 Michael Avenue, Wyoming View Site

Since the Transit Master Plan launched, hundreds of people throughout The Rapid’s service area have attended workshops, emailed their ideas and voiced their opinions to Mobile Metro 2030 Task Force members about the future of transit in the greater Grand Rapids area. Now, you have the opportunity to rank your top five priorities of the ideas already submitted by the public, as well as add new ideas to the list. The deadline for completing the survey is April 16, 2010. View Site

The Rapid compares favorably among 10 like-sized transit systems for operating efficiency, maintenance and service area... Read full article.