Throwback: The 2023 CATApillar 🚌🐛

hello mayor schor

SMART has extended the public comment window for these hearings through the end of Friday, November 28th. All comments received prior to this deadline will be printed in the December 4th, 2025 Board Book and made available online.

🤫 sneak peek

Join SMART this week for a series of public hearings on planned service changes in 2026. • Mon 11/17, 6:00p, virtual • Tue 11/18, 5:30p, Hamtramck Public Library • Wed 11/19, 5:30p, Oakland University • Thu 11/20, 4:30p, Mount Clemens Public Library www.smartbus.org/About/News/p...

Last night I submitted my first PR on a public git repo since 2022 and now I've got the itch to dust off some old pet project ideas. Gonna make a little service information screen on a pi monitor

No RenCen food court and no People Mover makes for a weird feeling Thursday afternoon. Actually *gasp* walked a few blocks to find lunch downtown

Random rider experience question: How often should a transit vehicle play non-wayfinding announcements (yield priority seats, keep clear of the rear door, etc.)? There's a line between making service delivery feel professional and creating a nuisance. Where is it for you?

Detroit gets Carbon Reduction Grant funding to expand MoGo with 20 new stations and 60 e-bikes. New stations coordinated with DDOT fixed-route transit lines. City Council being asked to accept the funding. pub-detroitmi.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...

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accidentally misled an entire discord server into thinking today was my birthday and at this point we're just celebrating it early lol

having to scrape frozen leaves off my car tonight was a certified midwest weather moment

From Nov 17 to 20, SMART has public hearing on a major service adjustment that will affect 16 routes, including new routes, increased frequencies, extensions, and the elimination of some low ridership routes. Learn more at www.smartbus.org/Abo... #DetroitTransit #SMART #Detroit

Fun event tomorrow night for fellow Interurban history enthusiasts: Ken Schramm, the son of a Detroit United Railway operator, will be hosting a talk at the New Baltimore Civic Club. It's transit accessible. Take a select 560 trip to 23 & Cypress, then Flex the rest of the way.

*strums guitar* Persons should delay all travel away While and where the lake snow is ongoin'

is it bad that all these weather warnings are making me *want* to go visit chicago while the city's a snowglobe

Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the loss of the Great Lakes freighter, the Edmund Fitzgerald and all its 29 souls, The ship that followed it across Lake Superior, the Arthur M Anderson, was still sailing last year, seen here in Buffalo last November. She spent 2025 in layup.

Ship stuck in the Detroit. Apparently. Again.

Urban planners and other transit oriented folks: SMART is hiring for a Manager of Planning. Previous manager was promoted. If you want to join the really cool team that keeps Metro Detroit moving every day (👋), apply here. Please share! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

living in a house where the closest state park is more readily accessible by water than by road must be an experience. it's not for me but whatever floats your boat

As community members have likely heard, SMART has been instructed to vacate Southland Center property in Taylor. A revised service plan will go into effect on Monday, November 10th. Follow SMART's socials for the latest updates should this situation change. www.smartbus.org/About/News/s...

Disappointed to hear the millage that would've sustained the CATA Route 3 extension into Delta Township didn't get the votes tonight. I was on the very first bus out to Horrocks two years ago. If service does end up getting cut back to Lansing Mall, I'll be on the last. cata.org/news

Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z

Charlotte's transport referendum has won. 1% sales tax increase is expected to generate $19 billion/20 years, funding: —Transit (40%): Red Line commuter rail, Silver Line light rail, Gold Line extension, Blue Line extension —Road projects (40%) —Bus improvements, creating frequent bus network (20%)

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield will become the first woman to be mayor of the city.

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okay as someone who's spent more time staring at maps of the oakco municipal boundaries than anyone ever should, seeing "Lakeside Park Village" in the election results portal made me question reality for a moment www.candgnews.com/news/the-ven...

good evening local election bluesky

SMART and DDOT are fare-free today. If you're voting in person or returning an absentee ballot, we'll get you there!

Making an effort to be an informed voter in a city you just moved to can be pretty fun. Everyone will be divided over some central, hyperlocal issue and you're just like, "uh... I didn't know we HAD an old community center across town until you brought it up but that's cool"

In bits of good news, the legislature passed parking reform in Illinois! I think the governor still has to sign it but this is cool chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/31/i...

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

A seismic win for the people of Illinois thanks to the tireless work of transit advocates from across the state. Organizing works!!! 💪

Good morning! Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources. The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.

Statement from the RTA: "The passage of SB2111 is a landmark moment for public transit in Illinois." Read the full statement here or below. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...

I got there like 40 minutes ahead of when I'd wanted to (hourly bus service life) and when I told MJ's I was gonna wait around a bit, the owner actually walked out of the shop and dried off an entire table for me. Like??? It was my first time there and I'll definitely be back, awesome people

the gales of november came early

Urban planners and other transit oriented folks: SMART is hiring for a Manager of Planning. Previous manager was promoted. If you want to join the really cool team that keeps Metro Detroit moving every day (👋), apply here. Please share! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

Last week, House State/Local Transpo Appropriations met for a public overview of the roads and transit funding deal. Today at noon, they'll hear a presentation from MDOT's Office of Rail for the first time since the budget passed. Tune in! #MILegTransit youtu.be/EqBaseZz0Sw

the rencen mini

Okay, that explains a LOT. Our poor Wolverine coaches were turning yellow 😭 www.trains.com/pro/passenge...

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I love how that ugly ventilation tower for the rail tunnel ended up becoming the visual centerpiece of Wilson Park. Shout-out to muralist Sydney G. James for the transformation 🎨 dailydetroit.com/evening-edition-new-riverfront-mural-park-updates-gms-moves/

always love to see new multi-family housing going up in my neighborhood! can they make the construction quick though 😖🎧

We lost Potbelly last year and Coney Town just three weeks ago. Panera can survive literally anywhere so if they're packing up, this ship is going down and it's going down soon. RenCen is toast www.freep.com/story/entert...

The Future was 10 years ago today and it seems we still need roads where we're going

sudden realization that we'll need a new version of the Detroit skyline silhouette for all the gift shop merch once Hudson's opens up

It's Fall again, that means time for scarves! Get your bus or bike scarf today! theoverheadwire.com/2025/02/new-... If you're in Canada or another country, reach out for pricing as the shipping is a little higher.