Have you heard? Wayne State is offering students free bus passes! Okay so it’s only for October and only for the first 1,000 students, but it’s a huge step for encouraging students to ride transit. Bravo to Wayne State for doing this and for DDOT and SMART for supporting it! Passes are available on a […]
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DDOT has recently launched big improvements, adding 500 trips a week, under a new brand called ConnectTen. Perhaps you’ve already noticed that your longtime route has a new number, or seen the freshly wrapped, green buses around the city! Here’s a summary of the changes you can expect. New Route Numbers The ten routes
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DDOT has recently launched big improvements, adding 500 trips a week, under a new brand called ConnectTen. Perhaps you’ve already noticed that your longtime route has a new number, or seen the freshly wrapped, green buses around the city! Here’s a summary of the changes you can expect. New Route Numbers The ten routes
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The Regional Transit Authority is working with SMART and DDOT to jointly develop express bus service along the full lengths of Woodward and Gratiot Avenues. This proposed service (formerly known as Reflex) would run all day, seven days a week and have limited stops to provide faster connections between downtown Detroit and the outer suburbs without the
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Vice President Joe Biden came to Detroit, echoing what TRU has long said, that “Transportation is the single biggest factor allowing people to move up the economic ladder.”
Mayor Duggan thanked Biden for his help in Detroit getting federal grants for 80 new DDOT buses which are now all on the road, enabling DDOT to finally run 100 percent of their scheduled service!
TRU applauds this important progress, yet notes that far more still remains to be done. DDOT must maintain this progress, improve on-time service, and develop a plan for long-term improvement, in coordination with regional partners.
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