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Category Archives: The Rapid
KCFFR Assists Grandville Citizen Group with Petition to Leave The Rapid
Kent County Families for Fiscal Responsibility (KCFFR), a local non-partisan taxpayer’s advocacy group, announced that it is providing some assistance at the request of a Grandville citizen group wishing to give voters in the city the option of leaving The … Continue reading
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Mayor Heartwell and Backroom Deals Circumvent Democracy in Rapid Millage
On April 22, 2009 the Rapid made a route change to its proposed Silver Line less than two weeks before the election with little fanfare or explanation. The Silver Line’s proposed route to the medical mile connecting with Michigan Avenue … Continue reading
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Rapid CEO Peter Varga Shuns the Bus, Moves to the Country
When it comes to the battle over the upcoming bus tax hike on the ballot May 3rd in the cities of Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Walker, Wyoming, and Grandville the arguments have become heated. The pro-millage Friends of … Continue reading
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Why voters should say “NO” to the May 3 Rapid bus millage tax increase of 31%
On Sunday, April 17, the Grand Rapids Press’ editorial board endorsed a “yes” vote on the upcoming 31% bus tax increase on the ballot May 3. Voters in Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Walker, Wyoming, and Grandville will have … Continue reading
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Earth Week Analysis Shows Rapid’s Buses Contribute More to Pollution than SUVs
In time for Earth Week, an analysis of the The Rapid’s 2009 services determined that the bus system contributed over seven millions pounds of extra carbon dioxide to the environment than would have been produced if all of The Rapid’s … Continue reading
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