Proposed changes to DDOT Routes for September 2017
16 Dexter
- Move first/last bus top to JL Husdon Dr at Greenfield. Improved service to Providence Hospital available on 22 Greenfield
- Remove service on southbound Greenfield between 9 Mile and Northland Dr.
- Easy transfers available to these routes: 17, 22, 400, 405, 415, 420, 851
17 Eight Mile
- Minor routing change near Northland Dr
- Easy transfer available to these routes: 16, 22, 23, 46, 60, 415, 420, 851
22 Greenfield
- Extend to Providence Hospital main bus stop on 9 Mile.
- Minor improvements to service levels.
- Easy transfers available to these routes: 16, 17, 400, 405, 415, 420, 710, 851
23 Hamilton
- Discontinue service to Northland area Discontinue routing along Pontchartrain, 7 Mile and James Couzens
- Add service to Meijers/Gateway via McNichols, John R and 8 Mile.
- Move southbound routing from Lodge Service Dr to 3rd between Clairmount and Milwaukee.
- Move northbound routing from 2nd to 3rd between Temple and Warren.
- Significant adjustments to service levels.
46 Southfield
- Remove services along 8 Mile east of Southfield.
- Extend to OCC Southfield at Rutland and 9 Mile.
- Remove southbound service to UM-Dearborn [[Bus stops are available on Loan Oak).
- Significant adjustments to service levels, including discontinued Weekday night service and discontinued Saturday service.
- Easy transfers available to these routes: 17, 400, 405, 710
60 Evergreen
- Remove service along 8 Mile east of Evergreen.
- Extend to Evergreen and 10 Mile/Northwestern.
- Remove southbound service to UM-Dearborn [[bus stops are available on Lone Oak).
- Significant adjustments to service levels, including improved service hours and/or frequency changes every day.
- Easy transfers available to these routes: 17, 400, 405, 710, 730
These routes all currently stop at the Northland Transit Center. The mall of course is now closed forever so the buses have to move somewhere else to deliver them to an area that will allow them to transfer to the SMART buses that in most times will not set foot across 8 Mile.
The furthest that Dexter goes, is Providence Hospital, which leaves the opportunity to transfer to 9 Mile. I would find it easier that the final north stop for Dexter remain as is.
However, the rest of the routes will either be moved to the Fairgrounds in hopes of transferring to the SMART buses from there if transferring from Greenfield is impossible.
With the Northland Transit Center being closed, Where should the routes that I've mentioned be making their final stops?
Feel free to leave your opinions.
