Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation

Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation

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founded = 1967
headquarters = 535 Griswold St, Detroit
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service_area = Metro Detroit counties of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb
service_type = bus service, paratransit
alliance = D-Dot
routes = 54
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ridership = 37,000
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website = [http://www.smartbus.org/smart/home smart home]
The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is the public transit operator serving suburban Detroit, Michigan. Beginning operations in 1967 as the "SouthEastern Michigan Transportation Authority" or "SEMTA", it operates 44 "linehaul" and three "park-and-ride" bus routes in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. Its name was changed to SMART in 1989. As of 2006, SMART has the third highest ridership of Michigan's transit systems, surpassed by Capital Area Transportation Authority and Detroit Department of Transportation.

Many of SMART's routes enter the City of Detroit and serve its downtown core. However, with few exceptions, SMART does not permit passengers to be dropped off within Detroit on outbound routes, or board on inbound routes in Detroit. Passengers making trips completely within Detroit's city limits are directed to use Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) buses instead.

Fares

SMART's fares are similar to those of DDOT, and both systems accept each other's transfers. The adult cash fare for linehaul routes is US$1.50, transfers cost $0.25. The fare for "park-and-ride" express routes is $2.00. The concession fare for children and students is $1.00, and for seniors and the disabled, the fare is $0.50, with free transfers. SMART also offers 31-day passes for each of the above fare categories, and a regional monthly pass, permitting unlimited rides on both SMART and DDOT for $49.50.

References

* [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:s-MMEhuafgwJ:www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0511/08/A01-376763.htm+livonia+and+smart&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=2 Detroit News: Livonia votes out of SMART, jeopardizing regional bus system]

External links

* [http://www.smartbus.org/smart/home Official SMART Website]
* [http://www.detroittransit.org/ Transportation Riders United]


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