Silver Line BRT

Grand Rapids, Michigan (November 2012)

The Interurban Transit Partnership (ITP) is constructing a 9.6-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) line along Division Avenue from the Grand Rapids central business district (CBD) to 60th Street/Division Avenue, serving the cities of Grand Rapids, Kentwood, and Wyoming. The project includes 18 stations with real-time passenger information, traffic signal priority, off-board fare collection, and the purchase of 10 low-floor, hybrid-electric buses. The service will operate every 10 minutes during peak periods and every 15 minutes during off-peak periods. The project is expected to serve 7,200 average weekday trips in 2014. The purpose of the project is to provide access to centers of employment and education in Downtown Grand Rapids and assist with economic development in the Division Avenue corridor. The project will connect Downtown Grand Rapids to the cities of Kentwood and Wyoming. The total project cost under the Project Construction Grant Agreement (PCGA) is $39.86 million. The Section 5309 Small Starts funding share is $18.99 million.

Status
In January 2007, ITP completed an alternatives analysis. BRT was selected as the locally preferred alternative (LPA). The LPA was included in the regions financially-constrained long-range transportation plan in April 2007. FTA approved the project into project development as a Very Small Start in December 2007. An Environmental Assessment was completed in January 2011. In May 2011, local voters approved a referendum to increase an existing property millage to fund the BRT lines estimated operating costs. FTA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact in July 2011. ITP and FTA entered into a PCGA in October 2012 with revenue operations scheduled for August 2014. Section 20008 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act authorized FTA to award Federal major capital investment funds for final design and construction of the Grand Rapids Silver Line BRT project. Through the end of FY 2012, Congress has appropriated a total of $13.48 million for the project.

Reported in Year of Expenditure Dollars

Source of Funds Federal: Section 5309 Small Starts Section 5309 Bus Discretionary Total Funding ($million) Appropriations to Date $18.99 $0.59 million in total Small $12.89 Starts appropriations through the end of FY 2012. The project also received $12.89 million in FY 2012 Bus Discretionary funding.

State: State Comprehensive Transportation Fund Total:

NOTE: The sum of the figures may differ from the total as listed due to rounding.

$7.97 $39.86

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INSET - CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)

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Grand Rapids

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Gordon Food Service Headquarters

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BUS RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDOR

BRT Stations BRT Alignment

Byron Township

Gaines Township