SMART - Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit
10/15/2026 | News release | Archived content
[Updated] Proposed 2027 Service Changes
SMART will hold Public Hearings in November 2026 to consider the following proposals to modify service in CY2027.
Register for virtual public hearing (Monday, November 16th, 7:00pm)
View interactive map of proposed changes
New routes
120 Fort Street
Limited stops between downtown Detroit and Outer Drive,
then local service between Outer Drive and Flat Rock via Corewell Trenton Hospital
290 Newburgh
Local service connecting Farmington/Farmington Hills, Livonia, Westland, and the City of Wayne
295 Plymouth
Local service connecting northwest Detroit, Redford, Livonia, Plymouth, and Canton
Modified routes
160 Downriver
Route extension
200 Michigan Local
210 Michigan Local-Westland
Route extension; consolidation of branches into single pattern
250 Ford Road
Route extension
255 Ford Road Express
Route extension
525 Groesbeck
Route extension, addition of Saturday service
780 Fifteen Mile Crosstown
Addition of Sunday service
Additional route changes
430 Main Street
In response to increased student demand, Route 430 will now serve Royal Oak High School on all trips.
The peak-hour deviation along 13 Mile, Crooks, and 14 Mile will become permanent.
Stops on Main between 13 Mile and 14 Mile will be removed.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Zoom Webinar (Registration Required)
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Trenton Veterans Memorial Library
2790 Westfield Rd
Trenton MI, 48183
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Westland City Hall
Gene McKinney Ballrooms A & B
36300 Warren Rd Westland, MI 48185
Notice of Public Hearings (PDF)
These service changes will be implemented in April, June and September 2027. Individual announcements will be posted on SMART's website ahead of each service change along with updated route schedules. Call SMART Customer Care for information at (866) 962-5515, Monday - Friday from 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be made available if SMART is contacted seven (7) days prior to the public hearings. Comments will also be accepted by telephone via Michigan Relay: 711/866-962-5515 option #2.
For those unable to attend the meetings, written comments will be accepted through December 31, 2026. Written comments should be addressed to "Public Hearing" and mailed to SMART Administrative Offices, 535 Griswold Street, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226. Comments may also be emailed to [email protected].
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