MSU Students Use Trolley Transport Between Lansing and East Lansing

Michigan State University (MSU) students and other East Lansing residents are taking advantage of the Entertainment Express to check out Lansing’s bar scene and nightlife. The Entertainment Express travels along the Michigan Avenue corridor, giving East Lansing and Lansing residents easy access to both cities.

According to excerpts from the article:

For Jason Keffer, the East Lansing bar scene can get stale. The excitement of bouncing between local watering holes for pitchers of beer can only last so long, the hospitality business junior said.

“It’s kind of the same thing all the time when you go to The Riv or (Rick’s American Cafe),” he said. “It’s kind of monotonous.”

So when he found himself ready to blow off steam last weekend, Keffer and his friends hitched a ride on the Entertainment Express and spent the evening visiting some Lansing-area bars.

“It was really convenient,” Keffer said. “You’re either going to make someone be a designated driver or pay ridiculous amounts for taxi fare.”

Keffer isn’t alone in his quest for a new place to drink, socialize and relax.

Since the trolley first started its engine in 2006, ridership has reached a total annual rate of nearly 12,000, said Eric Hart, president and CEO of the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority.

In the early and later months of the academic year, the Entertainment Express regularly whisks more than 200 riders per weekend to bars, restaurants and theaters throughout the Lansing and East Lansing region, Hart said.

During Thirsty Thursdays at Oldsmobile Park, that number can jump up to nearly 400 riders.

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