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]
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City Monday February 8, 2010 10:00 pm -
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal DETROIT'S EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM BEGAN ON THIS DATE IN 1940 Saturday February
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE FIRST "NEW" LOW-FLOOR BUSES FOR D-DOT PUT INTO SERVICE ON THIS DATE IN
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE CITY'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT PUBLIC TRANSIT BEGAN ON THIS DATE IN 1921 Monday