Summary
DDOT is launching year-round free buses for K-12 students, gained ~50 drivers after new union contracts fixed a wage gap, and is rolling out 100 shelters, plastic seats and the Coolidge Terminal.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Another major budget increase after last year's $20 million boost; $165 million Coolidge Terminal project nearly complete.
Students, seniors, paratransit riders and the 50,000 daily bus riders citywide.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council Formal Session
A new resolution asks DDOT to create a program giving Detroit K-12 students free bus rides — aimed at school attendance and family transportation costs.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee
The committee voted to keep free DDOT rides for K-12 students going. Student ridership has doubled since fares went to zero, and the new state budget includes $1 million to support student rides to school. The program will track rides while students still pay nothing.
City Council Budget Hearings
DDOT is launching year-round free buses for K-12 students, gained ~50 drivers after new union contracts fixed a wage gap, and is rolling out 100 shelters, plastic seats and the Coolidge Terminal.
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