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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan’s new public health dashboard; DDOT seeks feedback on service changes + more

Nargis Rahman March 17, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Michigan's new interactive Public Health Data Dashboard; the Detroit Department of Transportation's upcoming...

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New DDOT director Robert Cramer talks transit in Detroit

Alex McLenon January 31, 2025

Robert Cramer is in his first month on the job as Detroit’s executive director of transit. He replaces Michael Staley,...

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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House adjourns early; Detroit’s new director of transit + more

Hernz Laguerre December 20, 2024

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Thursday's fizzled session in the Michigan House after GOP lawmakers walked out; Detroit’s...

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Detroit Fire Department Training Division Lt. Virgil Wyatt teaches DDOT employees how to correctly use the AEDs.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Fire Department offering CPR, AED training to DDOT employees

Hernz Laguerre August 9, 2024

The Detroit Fire Department is working to train more city employees and residents in hands-only CPR.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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Transit advocates want more bus funding in final FY25 state budget

Alex McLenon April 1, 2024

Legislators in Lansing are in the process of finalizing Michigan’s state budget for the 2025 fiscal year. That’s after Gov....

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Detroit Today: How Detroit is reimagining its bus system

Detroit Today April 26, 2023

Since the pandemic struck, Detroit’s transit agency has had low ridership, hiring challenges and consistent service disruptions. This is partly...

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DDOT bus travels northbound along Woodward Avenue on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in downtown Detroit.
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Detroit Documenters ride the bus to shed light on DDOT conditions

Nargis Rahman November 23, 2022

Civic news organization Detroit Documenters got a unique opportunity to learn firsthand how Detroiters ride the bus for school, work...

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Detroit transit system to add four new electric buses to its fleet

Alex McLenon August 31, 2022

The Detroit Department of Transportation has received a $6.9 million grant to add four new electric buses to its Detroit...

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SMART+DDOT Price Change
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New Regional Fare Passes for Detroit Area Buses Start Today

Laura Herberg May 1, 2019

The Detroit area's two bus systems, Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), are...

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How Did We Get Here? A Visual Timeline of Mass Transit in Southeast Michigan

Laura Herberg May 24, 2018

Did you know that commuter rail service ran between Detroit and Ann Arbor as late as 1984? Or that Detroit...

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New to Bus Riding? Here’s Help

Vincent Craig, Laura Herberg April 2, 2018

A handful of people with the nonprofit Congress of Communities was standing on Vernor Highway in southwest Detroit. They were waiting to take the No. 49 bus, not to go anywhere...

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Warren Evans Advocates for Transit: “It’s My Obligation as a Leader” [TRANSCRIPT]

Laura Herberg February 1, 2018

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans showed strong support for a November millage election to raise funds for a regional transit...

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