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Wayne County, Michigan
-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...
, Oakland
Oakland County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...
and Macomb
Macomb County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...
Counties. Its name was changed to SMART in 1989. As of 2008, SMART has the third highest ridership of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
's transit systems, surpassed by Capital Area Transportation Authority
Capital Area Transportation Authority
The Capital Area Transportation Authority provides mass transit bus service and paratransit within the metro Lansing, Michigan area including Michigan State University .- CATA system :...
and Detroit Department of Transportation
Detroit Department of Transportation
The Detroit Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as DDOT is the public transportation operator of city bus service in Detroit, Michigan...
. SMART has its headquarters in the Buhl Building
Buhl Building
The Buhl Building is a skyscraper and class-A office center in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Architect Wirt C. Rowland designed the Buhl in a Neo-Gothic style with Romanesque accents...
in Downtown
Downtown Detroit
Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Downtown is bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.Downtown contains much historic...
Detroit.
Prior to 1983 SEMTA operated a commuter train service between downtown Detroit, and Pontiac, Michigan. This service was formerly run by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, and was the next to last commuter service to serve Detroit. The last service was a former Penn Central route, named the Michigan Executive, that ran from the Michigan Central depot to Ann Arbor; its final operator was by Amtrak, as funded by the State of Michigan. The Executive service ended in 1988.
Many of SMART's routes enter the City of Detroit and serve the Downtown
Downtown Detroit
Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Downtown is bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.Downtown contains much historic...
and Midtown
Midtown, Detroit
The Midtown area in Detroit is a mixed-use area located along the east and west side of Woodward Avenue between Downtown Detroit and the New Center. The community area of neighborhoods is bounded by the Chrysler Freeway on the east, the Lodge Freeway on the west, the Edsel Ford Freeway on the...
cores. Elsewhere in Detroit city limits, SMART policy does not permit passengers to be dropped off on outbound routes, or board on inbound routes. This is intended to avoid service duplication with Detroit Department of Transportation
Detroit Department of Transportation
The Detroit Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as DDOT is the public transportation operator of city bus service in Detroit, Michigan...
, which supplements the city of Detroit with its own bus service.
Fares
The adult cash fare for fixed routes is US$2.00, transfers cost $0.25. The fare for "park-and-ride" express routes is $2.50. 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.On December 1, 2009, SMART raised its fares by $0.50. There was also a $0.50 charge added to regional monthly pass users and DDOT transfers. Fare increases were made to prevent possible cuts in bus services.
Route list
- 125 Fort Street-Eureka Road
- 135 Southshore Express
- 140 Southshore
- 145 Carlysle
- 150 Allen-Wick
- 160 Downriver
- 190 Taylor Flyer
- 200 Michigan Avenue Local
- 202 Romulus
- 245 Cherry Hill
- 250 Ford Road
- 255 Ford Road Express
- 265 Warren Road
- 275 Telegraph
- 280 Middlebelt South
- 303/330 Grand River-Beech Daly
- 385 Orchard Lake
- 400 Southfield-Orchard Ridge
- 405 Northwestern Highway
- 415/420 Greenfield-Southfield
- 430 Main Street-Big Beaver
- 445/475 Woodward Limited
- 450/460 Woodward Local
- 465 Auburn Hills Limited
- 494 Dequindre
- 495 John R
- 505/515 Van Dyke
- 525 Groesbeck Shuttle
- 530 Schoenherr
- 550 Garfrield
- 559 Auburn Hills-Rosedale
- 560/565 Gratiot
- 580 Harper
- 610/615 Kercheval-Harper-Jefferson
- 620 Charlevoix
- 635 Jefferson Express
- 710 Nine Mile Crosstown
- 730 Ten Mile Crosstown
- 740 Twelve Mile Crosstown
- 752 Pontiac-North Hills Farms
- 753 Pontiac-Baldwin Road
- 756 Pontiac-Perry-Opdyke
- 760 Thirteen Mile-Fourteen Mile Crosstown
- 780 Fifteen Mile Crosstown
- 805 Grand River Park and Ride
- 830 Downriver Park and Ride
- 851 West Bloomfield-Farmington Hills Park and Ride