The SMART Board of Directors voted today to join DDOT in eliminating transfer fees. Starting May 1, a basic bus fare will be good for 4 hours of unlimited rides on either DDOT or SMART in any direction. The fare change will also lower student fares to 50-cents, institute rolling 31-day passes, and more, all […]
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A big thanks to everyone who came out Feb 6 for our State of Transit TRU Annual meeting. Despite wacky weather and having to reschedule, at least 100 people came out for it! Special thanks to: Our speakers from RTA, SMART, DDOT, and riders, Our excellent host TechTown Detroit, Our generous sponsors, including Liz in
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What happened around public transit last year? What progress was made? What setbacks have we suffered? What improvements are planned for the region’s transit in 2019? And what will it take to get regional transit funding back on the ballot?!? Come to TRU’s 2019 Annual Meeting to learn all this and more! When: RESCHEDULED for
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SMART Bus may be changing their fare structure! This new fare structure is the result of a partnership between DDOT & SMART that was announced last August [Detroit News] to make riding the bus easier. TRU is very excited for these changes as this represents a big step towards continued regional cooperation between SMART &
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SMART is embarking on a new planning process called the SMART Path plan to restructure their bus network. This yearlong process will shape changes to SMART’s system. Their website states, “The objective is to create the best possible transit network for SMART riders within SMART’s available budget.” To do this, they want to learn more
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