a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line, was approved by voters in May 2012. On October 18, 2012, Federal Transit Administration Peter Rogoff visited The Rapid Central Station to sign a project construction grant agreement. Silver Line is the first bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the state of Michigan. The line runs from Central Station, loops downtown via the Medical Mile on Michigan Street and serves Division Avenue from Wealthy Street all the way to 60th Street where it terminates. The Silver Line had budgeted costs of $40 Million. $32 Million was covered by the Federal Transit Administration with the rest funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Construction started in early 2013, was completed as scheduled during the middle of 2014 and was under budget by over $3 million. The Silver Line began service on August 25, 2014. Laker Line Laker Line is a BRT line designed to ferry Grand Valley State University students between its main campus located in Allendale and Pew Campus in downtown Grand Rapids. The Rapid was awarded a $600,000 grant to study the feasibility of implementing BRT along the Lake Michigan Avenue corridor spanning the cities of Allendale, Walker, and Grand Rapids. Planners expected to have Laker Line operational by August 2020. Funding came from both federal and state sources. 14 stations make up the line with 13 buses. Capital cost expected was $45.5 million which includes buses and stations. The expected annual operating cost is $3.8 million. From August 31, 2015, the standard bus route 50 – planned to be replaced by the Laker Line – changed its routing to follow the proposed BRT route as far as the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences on Michigan/Lafayette. Construction on the new line began in 2019 with the line opening in August 2020. Routes Routes 1 through 16 and 18, along with the Silver Line BRT, stop at Rapid Central Station. The new DASH routing from August 2018 brings the North DASH along Cherry Street with a stop outside the station. Outbound routes connect passengers to the four crosstown routes 19, 24, 28, and 44. Service times Most buses operate seven days a week. Routes 3, 5, 12, 13, 14, 18, 24 and 44 do not operate on Sundays. Routes 17 and 19 only run weekdays. Weekday service is from around 4.30-6am until after 11pm or midnight. Saturday service is between around 6 a.m.