Grand Rapids, Michigan

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[[File:Rapid SilverLine.jpg|thumb|[[Silver Line (Grand Rapids)|SilverLine]] [[Bus rapid transit|BRT]] bus at the [[Rapid Central Station]]]]

The [[Interurban Transit Partnership]], which brands itself as ''The Rapid'', provides public bus transportation. Transportation is also provided by the DASH buses: the "Downtown Area Shuttle." DASH bus rides are free.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ridetherapid.org/additional-services/DASH | title=DASH | access-date=November 19, 2022 | archive-date=November 19, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119060358/https://www.ridetherapid.org/additional-services/DASH | url-status=live }}</ref> These provide transportation to and from the parking lots in the city of Grand Rapids to designated loading and unloading spots around the city. The area's Greyhound Bus terminal is integrated into the Central Station of the Rapid, simplifying transfers between Greyhound and local buses.

[[Indian Trails]] provides daily intercity bus service of varying frequencies between Grand Rapids and [[Petoskey, Michigan]],<ref>{{cite web |title = Grand Rapids-Cadillac-Traverse City-Petoskey |publisher = Mota Online |date = January 15, 2013 |access-date = March 9, 2013 |url = http://motaonline.net/page45.php?SessionID=d9b87a0593ba6ad7557e |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170821050422/http://motaonline.net/page45.php?SessionID=d9b87a0593ba6ad7557e |archive-date = August 21, 2017 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref> between Grand Rapids and [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]],<ref>{{cite web |title = Grand Rapids-Benton Harbor-Chicago |publisher = [[Indian Trails]] |date = November 11, 2012 |access-date = March 9, 2013 |url = http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1486.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140717043807/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1486.pdf |archive-date = July 17, 2014 }}</ref> and between Grand Rapids and [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]<ref>{{cite web |title = Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo |publisher = Indian Trails |date = November 11, 2012 |access-date = March 9, 2013 |url = http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1487.pdf }} {{dead link|date=June 2015}}</ref> with intermediate stops.

In August 2014, the [[Silver Line (Grand Rapids)|SilverLine]] opened, Michigan's first [[bus rapid transit]] line, an express bus line designed to function like a light rail system.<ref>{{cite web |title = 6 Reasons Grand Rapids Earned a Place on the Great Transit Map |publisher = nextcity.com |url = http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/grand-rapids-good-transit-lessons |first = Rachel |last = Dovey |date = October 31, 2014 |access-date = November 15, 2014 |archive-date = November 9, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141109135038/http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/grand-rapids-good-transit-lessons |url-status = live }}</ref> There are plans in the works to add more express routes, secondary stations, a streetcar and dedicated (exclusive) highway lanes.<ref>[http://rapidtmp.org/includes/modules/base/controllers/assets/fileDownload.php?file=1279822831_Transit+Master+Plan+Final+Report_071210.pdf&r=%2Fpeoples_plan "Transit Master Plan Final Report"]   {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100050/http://rapidtmp.org/includes/modules/base/controllers/assets/fileDownload.php?file=1279822831_Transit%20Master%20Plan%20Final%20Report_071210.pdf&r=%2Fpeoples_plan |date=October 25, 2012 }} Chapter 6:  Development of Future 2030 Planning Scenarios, p. 30 – 32.</ref>