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DDOT – The Detroit Department of Transportation provides local bus service within Detroit and parts of neighboring suburbs. Major routes like Woodward and Jefferson run every 10-20 minutes nearly 24 hours a day. Other routes are less frequent. DDOT also provides express shuttles for special events like the Freedome Festival Fireworks, AutoShow, and MotownWinterBlast. SMART […]

For just $3 round trip, the SMART or DDOT bus or QLINE can take you to Tiger games! Check to see if there is a bus near you – go to Google.com/transit and type in your starting location, Comerica Park, and the time you want to arrive.  Easy as that!   Tips – You may

Founded in 2007, the Regional Elder Mobility Alliance (REMA) is coalition of aging, disability and transit agencies dedicated to advocating for regional approaches to personal transportation, para-transit, specialized transit and public transit to enhance quality of life in Southeast Michigan, particularly for the elder, disabled and transit dependent communities. REMA envisions a society that recognizes

This page is organized into three sections: understanding TOD, the benefits of TOD, and TOD resources. Download TRU’s basic TOD PowerPoint Presentation (large ppt) Understanding TOD What is TOD? Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is a community planning and design approach to achieve development that reaps environmental, social, and economic benefits for the individual, municipality, and community. TOD is

Quality rapid transit offers far more than just a way to get around. Transit also provides: Global Warming Prevention Transit emits half as much global warming-inducing carbon dioxide per mile compared to automobile use. Cleaner Air, Healthier Kids Transit decreases car travel, thus decreasing air pollution from vehicles. Air pollution exacerbates asthma and other diseases.