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Authorities say three passengers died after a bus carrying up to 50 people struck a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania.

TheRide's getDowntown initiative is inviting commuters to take part in its spring challenge.

Federal funding will be put towards the construction of an improved and expanded transportation center, which is expected to break ground in 2026.

The annual challenge by TheRide's getDowntown Program encourages commuters to get to work without driving during the cold winter months.

TheRide competed against other regional transit agencies that submitted projects designed to help with carbon reduction.

Buses and select services from the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, TheRide, will not be operating on their normal fixed routes in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Metro Detroit public transportation provider SMART is offering free rides across all of its services for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Bus stop safety in Ypsilanti Township has left some people in high-traffic areas and lower visibility. New bus routes at Lincoln Consolidated Schools have parents concerned for their children’s safety.

TheRide is dropping the prices of one-day unlimited ride passes and 30-day passes starting Aug. 28.

TheRide’s 2.38 mil property tax aims to improve and expand public transit service in the area.

Community members will have several opportunities this summer to provide feedback on TheRide's upcoming budget proposal.

Go MUVE app users can get one free ride as part of a new Independence Day promotion.

Several services will be temporarily paused in observance of Independence Day.

AADL card holders can ride TheRide buses for free this summer.

The Memorial Day holiday will affect TheRide's services and buildings.

Bus pickup routes were delayed Thursday morning in Riverview after a police situation prompted a brief lockdown, officials said.

Good news for families. All Ann Arbor Public Schools bus routes will be restored on Monday.

Low cost, clean and consistent busses get me around Metro Detroit.

You get on and the buses are clean, the drivers professional, and everyone is friendly. It felt like a carpool with friends.

Detroit’s beloved Opening Day celebration kicks off this Friday, bringing droves of baseball fans from all over to the downtown area.

A new mobile app launched by WAVE and MUVE aims to provide Washtenaw County residents with more robust transit options.

See how the Easter holiday will affect TheRide's buses in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area.

A bus carrying about 50 refugees from Ukraine has overturned on a major highway in northern Italy, killing one passenger and injuring five others injured, none of them seriously.

Here are this morning's top stories.

Public transportation is among the businesses that have been impacted by COVID and SMART Bus is no exception.

TheRide is accepting applications for driver positions through Jan. 12.

A Utica school bus driver was arraigned on drunk driving charges Monday after her bus crashed with dozens of students onboard.

Starting Thursday, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) is reducing bus services on select routes and suspending route 68.

TheRide says its real-time tools are back up and running for customers.

A Utica Community Schools bus driver was arrested Tuesday after her bus was found off the road where it struck a street sign in Sterling Heights.

TheRide is seeking feedback from community members to help shape its vision for the next 25 years.

TheRide has announced that it is the victim of a recent cyberattack.

See which streets and routes have been changed due to U-M's Move-In Week.

The biggest threat of spreading COVID at home might come from the smallest family members.

Many children will be getting back on a bus to go to school this fall and some parents are concerned about so many children being packed in so close together.

(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)The Macomb County Health Department is expanding a program to help seniors who rely on bus services get to COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Interested seniors should call the SMART Macomb Vaccine Hotline at 586-421-6579 to register for the county wait list. Seniors or someone they know can avoid the call altogether by emailing the SMART Macomb Vaccine Hotline 24/7 at macombvaccine@smartbus.org, and including their name, address, phone number and date of birth. SMART will maintain a wait list, and the county will contact individuals from the list as appointments at Richmond/Lenox EMS or other community sites become available. Richmond/Lenox is being overwhelmed by calls and is not able to make appointments or add names to the wait list.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Interested in working with public transportation? The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) is looking to add three new, full-time members to its service crew. New service crew members will work afternoon shifts with hours between 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and on weekends, according to the job posting. During their training, members will be paid $17.74 per hour. After training, members will receive hourly pay of $21.29, which will increase to $24.60 after one year of employment.

ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) announced it is updating its Temporary Service Plan to include restoring service in Ypsilanti and to improve on-time performance on a number of routes starting on Jan. 17. Route 22Adjust routing headed to the Blake Transit Center from the Glen Ave/Fuller Rd area to Beakes Ave and Fifth Ave to serve Kerrytown. Route 23Adjust routing in downtown Ann Arbor from William St to Washington St and Thayer St to reach the U-M Central Campus Center. Service to U-M Central Campus will be provided via Route 23. Route 26Move boarding location at the Blake Transit Center from Fourth Ave. to the transit mall.

ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority announced it will not operate its services on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, 2021 in observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Fixed-route bus service will end early on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31). The shared-ride FlexRide Holiday Service is $5 per person on holidays and operates within designated areas of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Reservations can be made Monday through Friday and stop at 5:15 a.m. or 5 a.m. for trips outside of Ann Arbor. On Saturday and Sunday, reservations can be made until 6:15 a.m. or 6 a.m. for trips outside of Ann Arbor.

ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority has announced that it will begin restoring service next month after implementing its Temporary Service Plan in August. According to TheRide, the service updates that begin Sunday, Nov, 22 include:Route 22: The boarding location at the Blake Transit Center will be relocated. Route 25: The route that starts at the Blake Transit Center will be adjusted to serve Target on Waters Rd. FlexRide-East: Weekend service is being added to the FlexRide-East service area in Ypsilanti Township. “We continue to take a very cautious approach to adding back service,” Bryan D. Smith, Deputy CEO of Operations at TheRide said in a statement.

NORTHVILLE, Mich. – The Northville Public Schools district did not have enough bus drivers available Monday morning due to COVID-19 exposure that has drivers quarantining. At that time, and in consultation with Durham Transportation, a plan was developed to ensure continuity of operations during this time. The only transportation services available on Monday, October 26, 2020 will be for those students scheduled for door-to-door Special Education transportation. Northville Public Schools will continue to work closely with Durham Transportation to resume K12 transportation as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience and understanding in light of this unexpected development resulting from Durham staff quarantines, and additional absences."

Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) drivers staged a work stoppage and said they don’t feel safe on the job due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. READ: DDOT bus service stops due to driver labor disputeDetroit has 228 DDOT buses. The city brought in Police Chief James Craig and the Chief Operating Officer Hakim Berry to negotiate new safety rules that drivers want to see. They also brought out a new safety door to be installed on all DDOT buses. READ: ‘We’re putting it on the line’: DDOT bus drivers want more protection amid COVID-19 pandemic

DDOT bus service stops due to driver labor disputePublished: October 2, 2020, 12:18 pmThe city of Detroit announced Friday morning that there is no bus service due to a driver labor dispute. Drivers walked off the job Friday morning.

DETROIT – The city of Detroit announced Friday morning that there is no bus service due to a driver labor dispute. Here is the statement from the city’s Department of Transportation (DDOT):“The Detroit Department of Transportation is currently undergoing a driver work stoppage due to a labor dispute. At the time being there is no bus service. My men and women are putting it on the line every day,” President of DDOT Union Local 26 Glenn Tolbert said in July. At one point in March, DDOT bus fares were suspended in order to reduce close contact between drivers and passengers

DETROIT The path to get Michigan children back to school either in-person or remotely continues to become more complicated. Ann Arbor Public Schools have become the latest to announce it plans to do remote learning. RELATED: Heres what Michigan school districts have planned for the fall amid the pandemicGov. Gretchen Whitmers Return to Learn Task Force focused on face-to-face learning, but how will the schools pay for it? More: Inside Detroit summer school classrooms during pandemicMore: Share your thoughts, concerns about return to in-person learning

DETROIT As new cases of COVID-19 remain high, Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) are going to follow strict new guidelines from a federal judge to keep in-person summer school going. Related: Detroits in-person summer school classes can continue with virus testingProtesters are allowed to continue, but they must stop impeding the buses that pick up students. Parents and teachers with the activist group By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) were back protesting the start of summer school Thursday. One of the teacher protest organizers said that despite all the safety procedures, they will continue to protest in-person learning until there is a cure for COVID-19. More: Inside Detroit summer school classrooms during pandemicMore: Share your thoughts, concerns about return to in-person learning

DETROIT A judge has ruled the in-person summer classes can continue in the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD). Summer school in the DPSCD began last week. A lawsuit was filed by parents, teachers, students and By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) against the district. It was seeking to sop summer school and first went before the judge on Friday. Meanwhile, protests over in-person summer school in Detroit have continued for a second week.

DETROIT Protests over in-person summer school in Detroit have continued for a second week. Nearly a dozen protesters were arrested last week for blocking school buses from picking up children for summer school classes. In-person summer school is being offered at 25 Detroit Public Schools Community District facilities. After the arrests, school buses were able to leave the bus garage to go pick up kids for summer school. Read more: Fight over in-person summer school in Detroit heads to court

DETROIT Police have arrested protesters who were blocking buses from picking up children for summer school classes on Thursday in Detroit. This time protesters were blocking buses at a yard in the 12600 block of Westwood Street near Evergreen Road and I-96 on the citys west side. After the arrests, school buses were able to leave the bus garage to go pick up kids for summer school. In-person summer school is being offered at 25 facilities. More: First day of in-person summer school in Detroit interrupted by protesters concerned about virus

DETROIT Nearly a dozen protesters were arrested for blocking school buses from picking up children for summer school classes on Thursday in Detroit. Protesters were blocking buses at a yard in the 12600 block of Westwood Street near Evergreen Road and I-96 on the citys west side. All this following an attempt to block driver from busing children to school in the midst of the pandemic. In-person summer school is being offered at 25 facilities. After the arrests, school buses were able to leave the bus garage to go pick up kids for summer school.

Published: July 14, 2020, 6:50 am Updated: July 14, 2020, 7:04 amDETROIT – Protesters are blocking a Detroit Public Schools Community District bus garage for a second day in a row. Dozens of people are protesting in-person summer school being offered in the district. They feel it is unsafe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The protesters are at Greenfield Road near Joy Road on Detroit’s west side. On Monday, 20 percent of students missed their bus due to the protests.

Dozens of protesters are blocking a Detroit Public Schools Community District bus yard on the first morning of in-person summer schoolThe protesters are holding up signs expressing their concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic at the yard on Greenfield near Joy Road on Detroits west side. DPS Superintendent Nikoli Vitti told CNN that the school system has seen a desperate need for in-person learning. The online learning wasnt ideal and our children have fallen farther behind, Vitti told CNN. The district says in-person learning will require daily self-assessments for COVID-19 symptoms and temperature checks for both staff and students. Some teachers have legitimate health issues and should have the option to teach online for their well being, Vitti told CNN.

DETROIT – Service was shut down on Tuesday after Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus drivers refused to drive routes due to coronavirus concerns. UPDATE: Mayor Duggan: DDOT bus rides will be free, service to resume WednesdayWatch it live below:“(The CDC) already said not more than 10 people in a setting. No hand sanitizer, no gloves from the department,” said Schetrone Collier, a DDOT bus driver. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced DDOT bus service will be shut down Tuesday morning. Duggan said the drivers expressed concerns including the health of passengers, the cleanliness of buses and how they have lost access to public restrooms.

Bus drops off preschooler at wrong house in YpsilantiPublished: November 15, 2019, 5:26 pmFamily wants answers after a little girl was dropped off at the wrong house.