| Slogan | Ride SMART |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Buhl Building Downtown Detroit, Michigan |
| Service area | Metro Detroit counties of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Alliance | D-DOT |
| Routes | 48 |
| Fleet |
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| Daily ridership | 44,000[1] |
| Web site | SMART |
The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is the public transit operator serving suburban Greater Detroit. Beginning operations in 1967 as the "SouthEastern Michigan Transportation Authority" or "SEMTA", it operates 44 "linehaul" and three "park-and-ride" bus routes in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. Its name was changed to SMART in 1989. As of 2008, SMART has the third highest ridership of Michigan's transit systems, surpassed by Capital Area Transportation Authority and Detroit Department of Transportation. SMART has its headquarters in the Buhl Building in Downtown Detroit.[2]
Prior to 1983 SEMTA operated a commuter train service between downtown Detroit, and Pontiac, Michigan. This service was formerly run by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, and was the next to last commuter service to serve Detroit. The last service was a former Penn Central route, named the Michigan Executive, that ran from the Michigan Central depot to Ann Arbor; its final operator was by Amtrak, as funded by the State of Michigan. The Executive service ended in 1988.
Many of SMART's routes enter the City of Detroit and serve the Downtown and Midtown cores. Elsewhere in Detroit city limits, SMART policy does not permit passengers to be dropped off on outbound routes, or board on inbound routes. This is intended to avoid service duplication with Detroit Department of Transportation, which supplements the city of Detroit with its own bus service.
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The adult cash fare for fixed routes is US$2.00, transfers cost $0.25. The fare for "park-and-ride" express routes is $2.50. The concession fare for children and students is $1.00, and for seniors and the disabled, the fare is $0.50, with free transfers. SMART also offers 31-day passes for each of the above fare categories, and a regional monthly pass, permitting unlimited rides on both SMART and DDOT for $49.50.
On December 1, 2009, SMART raised its fares by $0.50. There was also a $0.50 charge added to regional monthly pass users and DDOT transfers. Fare increases were made to prevent possible cuts in bus services.[3]
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