PUBLIC
TRANSIT:
DETROIT STYLE!
(Then and Now!) * * * * DEPT of STREET RAILWAYS (DSR) -- 1922-1974
* * * TO * * * DEPT of TRANSPORTATION (DDOT) - Since 1974
WELCOME ABOARD! The purpose of this Forum
is to discuss the
Public Transit Scene (Past....Present...and Future) within the City of
Detroit.
From the Streetcar, Trackless Trolley, and Motor Coach days of Years
Past, ...to the current all Bus System under our Department of
Transportation (DDOT).
We welcome current and former DDOT/DSR Employees, Retirees, Transit
Enthusiasts, or just those interested in Public Transportation in
Detroit, MI. SO LET'S LOOK AT AND DISCUSS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN
DETROIT
CURRENT HOME-PAGE PHOTO: DDOT'S NEW $22.5 MILLION ROSA PARKS TRANSIT CENTER, LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THIS THREE-STORY, 25,700 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009.
[DSR-2-DOT photo, courtesy of Reggie Craig]
Here's an update on the MetroLift/D-DOT/DM1 para-transit issue. According to the following excerpt from today's Detroit Free Press, in an article titled
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal DETROIT TROLLEY-BUS SERVICE ENDED ON THIS DATE IN 1962 Monday November 16,
So what's up with MetroLift?? First I ran across the following News Release posted on the City of Detroit's web-site dated October 8, 2009.... TRANSPORTATION