Starting December 12: SMART will stop operating buses within Detroit, except rush hours; SMART will eliminate 15 routes, including half their current downriver / western Wayne service; SMART will lay off 123 employees; and SMART will end several Job Express and Shuttle services. Connector Service – the advanced reservation curb-to-curb service – will continue. To […]

Last week, the SMART Board of Directors voted to approve nearly all of their proposed cuts, massively gutting critical bus service.  With the exception of maintaining route 160 Downriver, all of the other cuts will go into effect December 12: Eliminate 14 routes entirely, Slash most service within Detroit,   Eliminate several Connector Services, and

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On November 8, 2011, 78% of transit funding elections were successful! The voters in four states approved 7 transit measures totaling nearly $30 million in annual funding for transportation investments. This demonstrates that when the benefits are made clear, voters are strongly in favor of supporting transportation projects.  

TRU has graded the on-time service of DDOT buses. DDOT has earned a failing grade – an F. DDOT has consistently failed to provide riders with reliable bus service according to its published schedules.  Observing 4,000 scheduled bus routes Oct 17-24, TRU volunteers noted that just 50% of the scheduled buses showed up on time.