SMART - Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit
05/17/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/17/2021 10:38
Public Hearing for Proposed September 2021 Changes
SMART is proposing another round of service changes, and we want your feedback. It's important for us to hear from our riders so we can make service adjustments that will serve our riders needs. We are offering a variety of options to share your opinion:
Online Public Hearing:
Thursday, June 3, 2021 via Zoom Meeting
- 11:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Link coming soon!
__In-person Public Meeting Date:______________________________________
Meet with SMART staff and get your questions answered and provide your feedback.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at OCC Southfield
- 4:00 p.m. in parking lot
- SMART will follow current COVID safety protocols
Comments will be accepted through June 3, 2021 via:__________ _
Mail In:
Public Hearing, SMART Administrative Offices
535 Griswold, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
Email:
Call:
SMART Customer Service Department (866) 962-5515
Michigan Relay: 711/866-962-5515; option #2
To request an interpreter for the hearing impaired, email seven (7) days prior.
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Proposed Routing Changes
- Extend route to State Fair Transit Center shifting service to 8 Mile Road (replaces current 415/420 Southfield-Freenfield portion of the route
- Only serves SMART limited bus stops along 8 Mile
- Increases mobility connections from the Woodward corridor to western Oakland County
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Northbound routing from the State Fair Transit Center:
- Travels on 8 Mile Road to Greenfield to Northland Drive
- Continues current routing to OCC Orchard Ridge
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Southbound loop around Northland:
- South on Greenfield, then west on 8 Mile
- Slight north on the Lodge Service Drive, then east on Northland Drive
- Continue routing to Greenfield, then east on 8 Mile to the State Fair Transit Center
- Extend route to State Fair Transit Center shifting service to 8 Mile Road (replaces current 415/420 Southfield-Greenfield portion of the route)
- Only serves SMART limited bus stops along 8 Mile
- Increases mobility options between the Woodward corridor and western Oakland County
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Westbound routing from State Fair Transit Center to Northland Drive:
- North on Greenfield to Northland Drive
- Current routing to Henry Ford Medical Center in West Bloomfield
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Eastbound routing from Northland Drive to the State Fair Transit Center:
- Greenfield to 8 Mile, then Woodward to Transit Center
415/420 Greenfield - Southfield
- Route connects at Meijer in Royal Oak and Providence Hospital to create a bi-direction route along both Greenfield Road and Southfield Road
- Shifting service away from the State Fair Transit Center and replaced with 400 Southfield-Orchard Ridge and 405 Northwestern Highway
- Shifts service to 13 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway from Greenfield Road
- Improves connectivity between Greenfield Road and Southfield Road with better access to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak
- Connections to DDOT can be made at Providence Hospital
- New proposed routing would operate in both directions for all trips and eliminate the one-way loop around the Troy Transit Center.
- Troy Transit Center is accessible using the 780 15 Mile Crosstown and the SMART Flex Microtransit.
- SMART Flex, on-demand service, can provide connections throughout the Troy Zone.
- Extends north to the Central Michigan University - Troy Center, north of Long Lake via Crooks Road.
- Route would shift away from Big Beaver, west of Crooks Road and be eliminated.
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Proposed changes provide better connections to:
- Troy Internal Medicine
- Children's Hospital, Troy
- Lifetime Wellness and Fitness
- Hourly service from approximately 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday - Friday.
- Extend route from Royal Oak Transit Center to State Fair Transit center via Hilton and 11 Mile Road.
Proposed Routing Elimination:
465 - Auburn Hills Limited