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Continued friction between Rapid officials and its local union raises concerns among some riders.Several residents addressed the Rapid Interurban Transit…
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Two proposed pilot programs would make Rapid transit tickets more cost-effective for certain agencies and students.If approved, the proposals create…
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Monthly healthcare premiums for Rapid union employees are set to increase hundreds of dollars beginning October 1, under a state law regarding expired…
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Rapid union employees have now gone close to a year without a new contract.The contract for members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 836, which…
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The city of Grand Rapids and other agencies are laying the groundwork for a larger pivot into ‘multi-modal’ transportation.“The idea is that we can almost…
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Organizers say a $57 million federal grant should cover a big chunk of a rapid transit bus system in the Grand Rapids area.The Grand Rapids Press reports…
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Nearly an hour of chanting and singing broke out at an Interurban Transit Partnership public meeting on Wednesday. That’s the board that oversees Rapid…
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TMS Rides the Rapid each month. Today we’ll be discussing the highlights of 2015 and what's planned for 2016. CEO Peter Varga and Jennifer Kalczuk join us…
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A judge says bus drivers in the Grand Rapids area can't be punished for protesting near the homes of transit officials.Federal Judge Janet Neff ruled in…
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Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says enough is enough in a letter critical of negotiations between Rapid management and its local union.The current…