At a series of public hearings this week, SMART is proposing some significant service changes for next year, including the first frequency improvements since the agency’s pandemic-era cuts. Among other changes, SMART proposes to increase frequencies on all three of its FAST express routes to every 20 minutes; to extend the Van Dyke and Fort […]
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A years-long fight ended in victory last Friday as DDOT bus drivers ratified a new contract that gives them a $6-per-hour wage boost. “[Union] members are ecstatic,” drivers’ union president Schetrone Collier said Thursday at a press conference that featured Mayor Duggan and Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield. The contract is great news for both bus drivers
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Join TRU for a cross-state transit talk Tuesday, where we’ll talk about improving and expanding Amtrak and intercity bus service throughout Michigan! Hear from our guests Groundwork Center’s transportation program manager Carolyn Ulstad on North-South Rail and how rail expansion works, and president of Indian Trails Chad Cushman on Michigan’s intercity bus network. Also, Petra and Megan
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Update: A loss for now Unfortunately, Southland Mall management went through with removing the bus stop, and now riders must walk over half a mile to access the mall. Since Southland Mall is a private business, there isn’t much more we can do, but an individual has filed a civil rights case over a lack
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Detroit City Council has an important opportunity to shape a more transit-friendly, housing-abundant Detroit where more people can live within reach of existing transit service with zoning reform!
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