Welcome to our "How to Ride" guide for the SMART Bus! 🚍 In these videos, we'll take you through each step of your journey to make your ride smooth, easy, and enjoyable. From approaching the bus to safely exiting, we’ve got you covered with all the essentials for fixed route and Flex.

🔹 **Approaching the Bus:** Learn the best way to signal and approach the bus as it arrives at your stop.
🔹 **Making Payments:** A simple guide on how to pay your fare, including options for tickets, passes, and contactless payments.
🔹 **Where to Sit:** Discover where to sit for a comfortable ride and the designated seating areas available.
🔹 **Rules to Abide By:** Review important rules and etiquette to ensure a pleasant experience for all passengers.
🔹 **Exiting the Bus:** Tips on how to prepare to exit and safely leave the bus when you reach your destination.

These videos will help you feel confident and ready to ride SMART Bus. Watch now for all the essential tips to make your transit experience seamless! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more helpful transit guides. https://www.youtube.com/@MySMARTBus

Know Before You Go! Service changes on multiple routes are coming Monday, January 6^th, 2025.

To view the full updated timetables for the routes below, use our new schedule lookup.

If you have any questions, please call our Customer Care team at (866) 962-5515. Thank you for riding SMART!

Routing Changes

• 125 Fort-Eureka, 160 Downriver, 275 Telegraph-Taylor: Buses will no longer serve the stop in the Taylor Meijer parking lot. All routes will continue to serve Southland Center.
• 261 FAST Michigan: Buses will now serve Michigan Central Station. Look for the FAST signs along Michigan Avenue west of 14^th outside Roosevelt Park.
• 510 Van Dyke, 530 Schoenherr, 550 Garfield: The former Lakeside Mall bus stop is now closed. Board these routes on Southcove Drive east of Schoenherr.
• 805 Grand River Park & Ride: Service will return to the Beck Road Park & Ride Lot along Twelve Mile just east of I-96.

Time Changes

• 125 Fort-Eureka: Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday trips
• 140 Southshore: Weekday trips
• 160 Downriver: Weekday and Saturday trips
• 250 Ford: Weekday trips
• 255 Ford Express: Weekday trips
• 275 Telegraph-Taylor: Weekday and Saturday trips
• 280 Western Wayne: Weekday trips
• 305 Grand River: Weekday trips
• 405 Northwestern: Weekday trips
• 415 Greenfield: Weekday trips
• 420 Southfield: Weekday trips
• 430 Main Street-Big Beaver: Weekday trips
• 450/460 Woodward Locals: Weekday trips
• 461/462 FAST Woodward: Weekday trips
• 492 Rochester: Weekday trips
• 510 Van Dyke: Weekday trips
• 530 Schoenherr: Weekday trips
• 550 Garfield: Weekday trips
• 563 FAST Gratiot: Weekday trips
• 730 Ten Mile Crosstown: Weekday and Saturday trips
• 790 Pontiac Crosstown: Weekday trips

• 805 Grand River Park & Ride: Weekday trips

SMART Sounding Board

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P  U  B  L  I  C     N  O  T  I  C  E

A MEETING OF THE

 LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

OF THE

SUBURBAN MOBILITY FOR AUTHORITY

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION (SMART)

WILL BE HELD ON

FRIDAY, December 6, 2024

10:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M.

Buhl Building 

535 Griswold St, Suite 600

Detroit, MI  48226

THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

SMART Sounding Board

Time: Wednesday November 13th, 2024 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
        

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We keep hearing so many positive SMART experiences and we want to share them with the community we serve!

So, tell us about yours by filling out the form below, then look for it on our website. Meanwhile, we'll keep making sure you have even more stories to tell!

Here is the schedule for the SMART Board of Directors meetings for FY2025. Most sessions will be held at the SMART offices in the Board Room at 535 Griswold, Suite 600, Detroit, Michigan 48226. The exceptions are the meetings scheduled for August 22nd, September 26th and October 24th, which will take place at a location to be determined within each of the counties.  (SEE BELOW)

Due to the Holiday Season, the Board meetings for November and December will be combined and are currently scheduled for Thursday, December 5, 2024. 

If there are any cancellations or changes in the schedule, related correspondence will be mailed, posted, and/or e-mailed. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call me at 313.223.2110. Thank you.

Board Meetings

JULY 25, 2024

AUGUST 8, 2024 (SPECIAL BOARD MEETING)

AUGUST 22, 2024

(Eastpointe City Hall 

23200 Gratiot Ave., Eastpointe, MI 48021- 2pm - Eastpointe City Hall Council Chambers)

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

(Oakland County Community College Royal Oak Campus

739 S. Washington Ave, Royal oak, MI 48067 - 2pm)

OCTOBER 24, 2024

(Wayne County Community College Downriver Campus

21000 Northline Road, Taylor, MI 48180 - 2pm)

DECEMBER 5, 2024

JANUARY 23, 2025

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

MARCH 27, 2025

APRIL 24, 2025

MAY 22, 2025

JUNE 26, 2025

SMART Sounding Board

Time: Wednesday July 10th, 2024 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
        
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