heartsideguy

Right on! As good as a BRT system may look on paper, I just don't see many in this community using it. Lets face it, Michigan is an automotive based society. The industry, the culture, the infrastructure.....We love our cars. Theres nothing cool or fun about taking the bus to work. Thats the intangible factor that light rail has that noone ever takes into account. Its fun to take a train. People just think its cool. After a LRT system is installed, Transit oriented development occurs around the line, and people even try to find housing closer to the line. Have you ever heard of someone moving to be closer to the bus stop?

Hey guys! I'm obviously new here, and since I couldn't find an introduce yourself thread of any sort, I figured this would be the most logical place to do so. I found the site through a google search, and it piqued my interest. I've been living in Grand Rapids my entire life. Grew up in Alger Heights, but I've been living downtown at the live at the globe for a couple years now. I'm in my junior year pursuing an accounting degree at GVSU's Pew campus. I've been really interested in the development of the DT area, for quite a while, and its good to finally meet some other people who share my opinions. Cheers, Jordan