Public Evicted from Detroit Transit Center

The public was evicted from Rosa Parks Transit Center Wednesday January 15 near noon. The temperature was about 20, with gusting wind. The reason was to fix ticket dispensers that had money in them.

Wouldn't this maintenance activity be better performmed at another time of day rather than a peak hour of usage and with poor weather conditions?

A new DDOT Director was installed Wednesday.... does he understand human needs? This is not just maintenance of a system... this is a social service that people depend on for their safety, well-being, employment, and quality of life. Mobility is a human need that must be addressed humanely. 

The Mayor's office has been requested to take action in a few areas:

• Bus schedules need uploaded to Google for mapping. Plus sending info to Bing maps, Mapquest, and other mapping services needing mass transit information. Can the information be made easy to access in a uniform industry accepted format?
• Text-My-Bus (phone 50646) is still not working eight days after requests to have it fixed.
• Bus shelters need to be INSTALLED *NOT* REMOVED. Those that were in the city have been disappearing over the past year to the point only a handful remain in very specific locations (i.e. WSU/DIA, City-County Bldg).

DDOT Google Maps Service Unavailable

I was just checking bus directions via Google Maps today and the only buses listed were those from SMART. It isn't the first time this year I've found DDOT missing from the system. I've found it usually coincides with pending changes or even recently past changes in scheduling. Around the time of the April changes access through Google Maps was down  for 3-4 days.

Insight Leads To Pending Schedule Changes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012  SCHEDULING CHANGES

As mentioned above system changes tend to be the instigator of Google Maps integration being unavailable. A quick check of the DDOT website and there are a few announcements that I've missed.

I am wondering if there were public hearings about the changes or if these are simply being made without consideration of that legal requirement. Public Service Announcements have been very poor out of Mayor Bing's administration. The good news is the information was *found* earlier than normal (being about 1-2 weeks prior). Click here to view the announcement at right to view larger and for print.

DDOT's Usual Monthly Meetings

The next DDOT Local Advisory Council Meeting is September 18 from 10am-12pm at DDOT Administration, 1301 E Warren, Room 107, Detroit - between I-75 and Russell St.

The next DDOT Customer Information Meeting is on September 20 from 5-7pm at DDOT Administration, 1301 E Warren, Room 107, Detroit - between I-75 and Russell St.