DDOT adds route runs, makes other adjustments to better accommodate riders

2023
  • Additional morning and evening runs added to multiple routes
  • Timetables adjusted to better reflect actual travel times
  • DDOT is now providing the same level of service as it was before COVID

 

The Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced today several scheduling and service adjustments to provide additional routes to riders. This expansion will align bus timetables with actual travel times to better serve riders.

The changes will go into effect Monday, April 24 and will add both morning and evening runs to multiple routes all over the city. DDOT’s Department of Scheduling and Service regularly reviews ridership patterns and its roster of available bus operators and makes such adjustments several times per year and relies on community feedback to help inform route changes and/or additions.

"This is the first step toward offering additional service to our riders," said Mikel Oglesby, City of Detroit’s Executive Director of transit. “We especially wanted to improve service during school and work hours and reduce wait times in early morning and evening.  

“DDOT works continuously to provide quality, reliable transportation, and these regular adjustments are one way we accomplish that,” said Oglesby. “Watch for more improvements coming later in the year.” 

The Bus Route Adjustment includes:

1. All weekday daytime trips on 16 Dexter route will serve both the Wayne County Community College District terminal and the Northland terminal, which is similar to existing night and weekend service.

2. An additional morning trip, approximately one hour earlier, will be added to the following routes:

  • 15 Chicago/Davison
  • 18 Fenkell
  • 23 Hamilton
  • 27 Joy
  • 30 Livernois
  • 31 Mack
  • 39 Puritan
  • 41 Schaefer
  • 60 Evergreen
  • 67 Cadillac/Harper

3. An additional evening trip, approximately one hour later, will be added to the following routes:

  • 15 Chicago/Davison
  • 27 Joy
  • 38 Plymouth
  • 39 Puritan
  • 41 Schaefer
  • 43 Schoolcraft

4. Timetables will be adjusted to better reflect actual travel times on these routes:

  • 17 Eight Mile
  • 27 Joy
  • 32 McNichols
  • 38 Plymouth
  • 52 Chene

For a complete list of DDOT bus schedules, maps, and timetables, visit https://detroitmi.gov/departments/detroit-department-transportation/bus-schedules