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Detroit Department of Transportation and its predecessor, the Department of Street Railways, has used many iterations of trolleys, streetcars and buses over the years.
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The Metro: New campaign aims to ‘Bring Back the Tracks’ on Michigan Avenue

Lauren Myers, Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. At the turn of the 20th century, metro Detroit had one...

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Members of the transit agencies panel at the Transit Riders United State of Transit event on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.
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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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The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan is set to take over the QLINE by Sept. 30.
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RTA to take over QLINE operations, expanding funding opportunities

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 23, 2024

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan will assume control of Detroit's QLINE service this month.Since construction of the railway...

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Representatives from the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan held a ribbon cutting on Thursday, March 21, 2024, for the Detroit Air Xpress bus route between downtown Detroit and Detroit Metro Airport launching this month.
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Detroit Evening Report: New bus route connecting downtown Detroit to DTW launching this month

Bre'Anna Tinsley March 21, 2024

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) launched a new bus route on Thursday that will connect downtown Detroit...

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People getting on a DDOT bus.
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Detroit Evening Report: DDOT bus drivers to receive pay raise under new deal

Nargis Rahman January 5, 2024

Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus drivers will see an immediate $3 per hour wage increase under a new deal...

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Photo of a DDOT bus in Detroit, Michigan.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit awarded $25M grant to improve bus safety, accessibility

Hernz Laguerre December 14, 2023

The City of Detroit received $24.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation this week to improve safety...

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A view of the Chrysler Freeway, looking east from the roof of the City-County Building, 1964.
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Reckoning 375: A street level look at the plans to remove I-375

Detroit Today November 10, 2023

The Reckoning 375 series from Detroit Today continues this week with a deeper look at how the city's I-375 Reconnecting...

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