GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids is looking to consolidate its free downtown shuttle service to save on costs. The city plans to replace the current route with a new one-directional loop that has fewer stops and circulates more quickly through the downtown core.
The new proposed DASH (Downtown Area Shuttle) bus route would have one clockwise loop with 15 bus stops, as opposed to 25 stops and both clockwise and counterclockwise loops under the current route, the city announced Monday, April 6.
City officials said the new, more compact route would result in buses arriving every eight minutes, compared to every 15 minutes under the current service system…