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https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...-less-than-10/
From article:
On Monday, March 25, the Detroit Air Xpress -- also called DAX -- launched its daily service that will take passengers on a nonstop ride to and from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus. It’s the first public bus service to offer Detroiters a direct shuttle to the airport.
Between 3:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. each day, DAX will make 16 round trips to DTW from downtown.
Let's talk about the elephant in the room, like.. " The Importance of putting Mass Transit A.K.A dedicated light rail along I-94 connecting it to Ford's Michigan Train Depot."Quote:
Originally Posted by Zacha341
^ Ooo-wee! How many houses and business will have to go for that expansion? Or I guess shift 94 to the left or right per all that wasted greenery existing on either side for the rail. Three year plan? Or five? I grew up near the Jefferies [96] our home the last house by the service drive spared during the expansion.
You said it right, remove the grass median or outside/side wasted green space. Either put in middle or along the side of I-94. Continue the road dieting in Detroit, no more dedicated car development.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zacha341
^ Cool. I'm good. I have enough existing roads to drive as needed, when I want to. Now who pays?
The state and city government and tax payer. We need every Michigander at the table. Let's discuss!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zacha341
We have a "Transit Center" yet this bus drops people off on the street in front of Book Tower? What kinda sense does that make? Not that in it's current state anyone wants to use the Transit Center since it's just a hangout for bums and vagrants... But certainly there is a better option!
Either Fix up RPTC, or renovate a People Mover stop to also accommodate this bus [[and in so doing drive PM business by travelers staying in a downtown hotel and taking it for the last leg of their trip).
It just doesn't make any sense to have this bus drop off and pick up at a random curbside location...
Would the bus company have to pay a usage fee to pick up and drop off there?
In the old days the airport bus went to the Greyhound station, as well as a hotel or two. I can't say that that was the highest
amenity situation. I like the idea of a People Mover connection, especially now that the People Mover is free. The RenCen stop might be good--you have the large hotel there, and also the People Mover.
In any case, I'm just glad they have the bus now. Exactly where it goes downtown is less important than that it exists.
After many years of hearing how badly this bus route was needed on this forum the ridership numbers after a year of running will be fascinating to see.
I will take the FAST bus RTE 261 instead.
K-Slice, you answered your own question. You don't want this new service to get a bad rap from tourists because they have to go to the Rosa Parks transit center and have to deal with the bums there. What would have been nice if they had built a shelter, but that might attract bums too. I saw a young lady waiting in the cold for this Dax bus. She seem to be braving the elements well and no one was bothering her. Because this stop is across the street from the Book Cadillac Hotel, I think it will make riders feel safer while waiting. It's busy enough with people who aren't bums, so it should work out fine for now. Just hope the bums don't find out about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by K-slice
Would you ride this train?
https://youtu.be/7wEOkT9-AeQ?t=4
Hilarious. Kind of a different take on the Addams family train layout.
That's reminiscent of the sushi cam videos from 2009 on this page.Quote:
Originally Posted by Henry Whalley
There are sushi bars in Japan that use conveyor belts to display their wares to customers.
Some western girls thought it would be interesting to put a video camera on the conveyor belt. The resulting video showed a wide variety of surprised-but-acknowledging customers along the conveyor belt's path {very Felliniesque}. The camera was even confiscated by employees in the back but was replaced when they realized it was an experiment in progress.
The original video was deleted but inferior copycats remain.
I miss that video so dearly.
For sure, it's not a good option now, but neither is a random spot on the sidewalk for such a major connection. What if the pickup/ drop-off location at the airport was some random place on the airport service drive marked by nothing more than a sign? Wouldn't make much sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by royce
Use this new connection as a reason to clean up the RPTC, crack down on the vagrancy, littering, and general distasteful atmosphere.
When talking about DTW transit to/from Downtown, be it rail or bus, it’s important to remember there are two “audiences” for that transit.
Group 1: The first is the group of people who work at the airport including concession workers, baggage handlers, janitors, and the numerous other non-professional jobs employed at a large airport. This group is not high income, with many in a final situation that having reliable, inexpensive transit would improve quality of life, as paying for a car is a financial burden.
Group 2: The second group consists of visitors by air to Detroit, and higher income professionals living downtown, who may or may not own a car, and are flying from/to DTW.
The existing FAST bus targets group 1. This new bus service targets group 2. It’s also import to acknowledge that the needs of the two groups are different, so having one bus route for both isn’t ideal.