The Sheffield administration has promised fixes by the fall.
Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Wayne County residents file lawsuit over transit millage meeting, ballot language
The suit, brought by Not Smart Wayne, alleges that defendants − including Wayne County officials and the regional transit provider, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, or SMART − didn’t properly notify the public about a meeting and that the ballot language is “designed to confuse voters.”
Posted inTransportation
Free student bus fare in Oakland, Wayne Macomb counties starts May 1
The program is for students enrolled in an accredited educational institution, including K-12 schools, community colleges and four-year universities.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Tired of wondering where the bus is? DDOT has a solution
Detroit City Council approved a three-year, $1.2 million contract for a vehicle tracking system that DDOT’s Director Robert Cramer says should reduce the often frustrating wait times for city buses.
Posted inTransportation
Ambassador Bridge cuts some tolls ahead of Gordie Howe opening
The Detroit bridge wars are heating up, with the Ambassador Bridge cutting some tolls to compete with the soon-to-open Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Coming soon: More ways to park in Detroit
Detroit’s Municipal Parking Department Director Keith Hutchings said his department will launch a “Text-to-Pay” meter service in the coming months.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information, Transportation
‘I have a career now.’ DDOT graduates largest single class of drivers
The increase in graduating bus drivers follows a new union contract that increased driver pay by about $6.
Posted inEducation, Transportation
Detroit students to be able to ride city buses for free starting Wednesday
The Detroit City Council approved the program Tuesday and students will be able to ride city buses anytime as long as they have a school ID card.
Posted inTransportation
Bike, pedestrian path to be toll-free on Gordie Howe International Bridge
The multi-use path on The Gordie Howe International Bridge will allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross the Windsor-Detroit border for free. It’ll be about 1.5 miles long and nearly 12 feet wide.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Transportation
Tolls for new Detroit-Windsor bridge to be cheaper than Ambassador, tunnel
Tolls for the soon-to-open Gordie Howe International Bridge will start out cheaper than the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor tunnel. And discounts will make them even cheaper.