Starting today:
- SMART no longer operates buses within Detroit, except rush hours (6-9am and 3-6pm);
- SMART eliminated 15 routes, including half their current downriver / western Wayne service;
- SMART layed off 123 employees; and
- SMART ended several Job Express and Shuttle services.
The rest of SMART service has remained the same, including park-and-rides, most suburban service, and the Connector Service – the advanced reservation curb-to-curb service. (I apologize for the error in my previous e-newsletter!)
To see the details of these cuts, download SMART’s official service change brochure or call SMART customer service at 866-962-5515. (But be prepared to wait – we’ve heard about 90 minute hold times!)
To see just how severe these cuts are, take a look at this unofficial map of SMART cuts developed by our friends at the Michigan Suburbs Alliance.
Tell us how you’ve been affected – email [email protected].
Upset by these cuts? Call your County’s representative on the SMART Board of Directors and tell them!! Also tell them we need an effective Regional Transit Authority and new transit funding!