Detroit Paratransit

Where is Detroit Paratransit Service Provided?

Detroit paratransit services is provided within 3/4 miles area around all DDOT bus stops.

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Paratransit DDOT/SMART transfer locations

East

White Castle – 20703 Gratiot, Eastpointe, 48021

Forman Mills – 10000 E. Eight Mile Road, 48234

St. John Hospital main entrance – 22101 Moross Road, 48236

West

Fairlane Mall, JC Penney package pickup – 18900 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, 48126

UniClean Coin Laundry and Dry Cleaners – 19145 Telegraph Road, 48219

North

Providence Medical Center – 22250 Providence Drive, Southfield, 48075

Providence Hospital – 16001 W. Nine Mile Road, Southfield, 48075

North/East

White Castle – 21400 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 48220

South

McDonald’s – 1469 Fort St., Lincoln Park, 48146

Definitions

Denial: If the entity cannot schedule a ride that is no more than one hour before or after (+/-) the desired departing time, the trip must be tracked as a denial. Even if a rider accepts an offer of a trip that is outside the one-hour window, the trip must be tracked as a denial due to the entity’s inability to meet the ADA service criteria. Similarly, if only one leg of a round trip can be reserved, and the rider declines to take both trips, it must be tracked as two denials. (If the rider accepts the “return” trip, only one trip has been denied.) If the rider refuses an alternate time that is within the one-hour window, it is not a denial for the purposes of ADA compliance. The regulations allow entities to negotiate pickup times with ADA-eligible persons within a one-hour +/- window.

Missed Trip: A trip is considered missed if the vehicle arrives outside of the pickup window and the rider does not take the trip. If the rider does take the trip, it will be considered a late trip.

On-Time Performance: Paratransit on-time performance is calculated by dividing the count of DDOT's paratransit passenger pickups that are on-time (within 15 minutes late or 15 minutes early of the scheduled pickup time) by the number of total requested pickups, reported system-wide.

Excessively Long Trips: All paratransit rides shall have travel times equal to or less than comparable fixed route travel times. Any rides that are longer than the comparable fixed route travel time will be considered excessively long.

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Where is Detroit Paratransit Service Provided?

Paratransit DDOT/SMART transfer locations

Definitions

Documents

Paratransit Application July 2024

DDOT Paratransit Guide June 2024

Local Advisory Council (LAC) February 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes

Paratransit Appeals Board Membership Information

Committee Membership Application

Committee Membership Application-Spanish

Forms

Reasonable Modification Request

Contacts City Directory