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Detroit Department of Transportation or DDOT is the public transit operator in Detroit, Michigan. City nickname: The Motor City, Motown Official website: http://www. ...
History
The DDOT was created in 1925 as the Department of Street Railways. Streetcar services continued until 1958 and rail transit did not resume until the Detroit People Mover was added in 1987 and now run by a separate city agency, Detroit Transportation Corporation. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Detroit People Mover is a 2. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
DSR buses began service in 1937. DSR became DDOT in 1974 under Detroit City Charter (Detroit City Code Reference 7-1401). 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
Fares
Adult Fare $1.50
Student Fare (w/DDOT student ID card) $0.75
Transfer $0.25
Medicare Card Holders (Half Fare) $0.75
Medicare Card Holders (Transfer) $0.10
DDOT Monthly GoPass Fare $47.00
DDOT Bi-Weekly GoPass Fare $27.50
DDOT Weekly GoPass Fare $14.40
Seniors (with appropriate ID card) Free
Disabled (with appropriate ID card) Free
Transfer (Seniors/Disabled valid only on smart) Free
Detroit was built around the automobile; there is no commuter rail system.
East-west I-94, known as the Ford Freeway, is the primary connection from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and heads across southern lower Michigan to Chicago and Minneapolis.
Detroit is served by two public transportation systems: the DetroitDepartment of Transportation (D-DOT) and the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transport (SMART).
In 2005, Detroit ranked as the United States's 11th most populous city with 886,675 residents; this is less than half of the peak population it had in 1950, and Detroit leads the nation in terms of declining urban population.
Detroit fell to British troops during the War of 1812 in the Siege of Detroit, was recaptured by the United States in 1813 and incorporated as a city in 1815.
Detroit is constructing a riverfront promenade park similiar to the one directly across the river in Windsor, Ontario.
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