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Be a Tourist in Your Own Town

Route Icon Pay just 50-cents round trip fare when you board a Be a Tourist route bus or use your CATA fixed-route pass. Kids 42" and under ride for free. If you pay with cash, you must have exact change. Transfers to other buses may be made at boarding centers or bus stops along the route. CATA fixed-route transfers are free. Just ask the driver for a transfer ticket when you board your first bus.

Be A Tourist Downtown Map (this map shows Be a Tourist routes in downtown Lansing)

Green Route on MSU Campus (this map shows green route on MSU campus only)

Event Date

May 30, 2009

Route Details

The Be a Tourist bus routes will operate:

Saturday, May 30th: 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Buses will run approximately every 10 minutes.

Turn-by-Turn Directions

Green Route

  • Departs the staging area at Riverfront Park north to Saginaw.
  • Right (east) on Saginaw to Cedar.
  • Right (south) on Cedar to I-496.
  • Left (east) on I-496 to Pennsylvania.
  • Right (south) on Pennsylvania to Mt. Hope.
  • Left (east) on Mt. Hope to Harrison.
  • Left (north) on Harrison to Kalamazoo.
  • Right (east) on Kalamazoo to West Circle.
  • Right (east) on West Circle to East Circle.
  • Right (east) on East Circle to Collingwood.
  • Right (south) on Collingwood to Farm Lane.
  • Continue on Farm Lane to North Shaw.
  • Right (west) on North Shaw to Red Cedar.
  • Left (south) on Red Cedar to Wilson.
  • Left (east) on Wilson to Bogue.
  • Left (north) on Bogue to North Shaw.
  • Left (west) on North Shaw to Harrison.
  • Right (north) on Harrison to Kalamazoo.
  • Left (west) on Kalamazoo to Grand.
  • Right (north) on Grand to staging area at Riverfront Park.
Blue Route
  • Departs the staging area on Grand at Riverfront Park north to Saginaw.
  • Right (east) on Saginaw to Cedar.
  • Right (south) on Cedar to Mt. Hope.
  • Left (east) on Mt. Hope to Pennsylvania.
  • Left (north) on Pennsylvania to Potter Park Zoo.
  • Right (east) into the Potter Park Zoo drive.
  • Exit the Potter Park Zoo to Pennsylvania.
  • Right (north) on Pennsylvania to I-496.
  • Left (west) onto I-496 to Grand.
  • Right (north) onto Grand to staging area at Riverfront Park.

Red Route

  • Depart the staging area on Grand at Riverfront Park north to Schoolcraft.
  • Left (west) on Schoolcraft to Capitol.
  • Left (south) on Capitol to Kalamazoo.
  • Right (west) on Kalamazoo to entry drive of the Michigan Historical Center.
  • Right (north) on entry drive into the Historical Center.
  • Continue around the cul-de-sac to exit onto Kalamazoo.
  • Left (east) onto Kalamazoo to Pine.
  • Right (south) on Pine to St. Joe.
  • Left (east) on St. Joe to Grand.
  • Left (north) on Grand to Michigan.
  • Right (east) on Michigan to Cedar.
  • Right (south) on Cedar to Kalamazoo.
  • Left (east) on Kalamazoo to Larch.
  • Left (north) on Larch to Shiawassee.
  • Left (west) on Shiawassee to Grand.
  • Right (north) on Grand to staging area at Riverfront Park.

Yellow Route

  • Departs the staging area at Riverfront Park north to Saginaw.
  • Right (east) on Saginaw to Larch.
  • Left (north) on Larch to North.
  • Continue on North to Turner.
  • Left (south) on Turner to Grand River.
  • Left (east) on Grand River to Center.
  • Right (south) on Center to Oakland.
  • Right (west) on Oakland to Capitol.
  • Left (south) on Capitol to Kalamazoo.
  • Left (east) on Kalamazoo to Grand.
  • Left (north) on Grand to staging area at Riverfront Park.

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