The trolley that shuttles people between Downtown Lansing and East Lansing recently moved its 10,000 rider between the two entertainment corridors.
The Entertainment Express is a collaboration between the City of Lansing, the City of East Lansing and the businesses on the route to help facilitate more activity at neighborhood businesses.
“We’re getting the message to [students] that cool things are happening in Downtown Lansing, and there’s a way to get here,” says Randy Hannan, with the City of Lansing.
The Entertainment Express started a year ago, thanks to nearly $500,000 in media sponsorships and local business donations to the $90,000 a year operating cost.
Hannan says eventually the city will add routes bringing REO Town and Old Town into the loop, so these major area shopping districts are linked.
He also says the city may add a lunch-time express that would loop around the Capitol building during lunch, so those who work outside of the Capitol can easily get downtown for lunch.
Source: Randy Hannan, City of Lansing
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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