A program offering free bus rides for Detroit school children will operate through the 2026-27 school year. Plus, a rideshare pilot will launch Monday for 150 students at four schools.
Transportation
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Transportation
What to know before walking across the Gordie Howe Bridge
Here’s what to know about accessing the path, required travel documents, hours of operation, accessibility rules and what to expect during the first few days of service.
Posted inElection 2026, Transportation
Wayne county voters approve millage for expanded public transit
The millage renews public transportation for communities already in the SMART system and loops in 17 others that had previously opted out of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) system.
Posted inDetroit Thrive, Transportation
First look: Renderings revealed for I-75 cap proposal, creation of entertainment spaces
The vision is the product of nearly a year of community engagement under the I-75 Cap Feasibility Study initiative.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Detroit transit union president departs
Schetrone Collier’s goal was to leave conditions within DDOT better than he found them when he joined the department in 1989, and he did just that.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development, Transportation
Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan — amid tariff riff
Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Detroit legislators back Wayne County transit millage
A Detroit City Council resolution notes that transit service is a lifeline for low-income residents, seniors, residents with disabilities and essential workers.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information, Transportation
Gordie Howe bridge opening delayed over ‘outstanding issues’
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to “outstanding issues.”
Posted inJobs & Economic Development, Transportation
Gordie Howe International Bridge poised to open between Canada, Michigan
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to take place Friday while the bridge itself is expected to open to traffic later this month.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Council asks MDOT to move on Fort Street ‘road diet’
Diane Cross, a spokesperson for MDOT, confirmed in a Tuesday email that MDOT “is doing a feasibility study of Fort St. north of Outer Drive.”