D-DOT Route #90
| BAKER-OAKLAND |
In 1992, DDOT management announced that the following eight bus routes; Baker, Gratiot,
Jefferson, Joy Rd., Michigan, Oakland, Vernor and Woodward, would no longer terminate
downtown, but would now be combined to form four new routes. These lines were to provide
DDOT passengers with non-stop "through–routing" service in-and-out of the downtown area.
Effective Saturday, September 5, 1992, DDOT routes #3 Baker-W. Vernor and #36 Oakland
were combined and through-routed out of downtown. This newly combined route would be
known as Route #90 BAKER-OAKLAND. Service would operate from the Ford River Rouge
Plant—Gate #2 (Miller Road) near the far south-west side, over to Eight Mile and Dequindre
on the city's north-east side.
Despite the numerous problems encountered during the mid-seventies after the combining
of the Michigan and Gratiot routes, DDOT management was now determined
Jefferson, Joy Rd., Michigan, Oakland, Vernor and Woodward, would no longer terminate
downtown, but would now be combined to form four new routes. These lines were to provide
DDOT passengers with non-stop "through–routing" service in-and-out of the downtown area.
Effective Saturday, September 5, 1992, DDOT routes #3 Baker-W. Vernor and #36 Oakland
were combined and through-routed out of downtown. This newly combined route would be
known as Route #90 BAKER-OAKLAND. Service would operate from the Ford River Rouge
Plant—Gate #2 (Miller Road) near the far south-west side, over to Eight Mile and Dequindre
on the city's north-east side.
Despite the numerous problems encountered during the mid-seventies after the combining
of the Michigan and Gratiot routes, DDOT management was now determined
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to implement this combining of routes on a much larger
scale. Consequently, numerous service problems were
encountered with the operation of the new routes being
assigned to two different terminals. Unpredictable coach
and manpower shortages, compounded with a lack of
communication between the terminal locations, resulted
in numerous sporadic gaps within the service.
However, this combined routing arrangement didn't last
long. The service was discontinued, for the most part, on
June 25, 1994, when DDOT and SMART joined forces in
a cooperative (but short–lived) route swapping project,
where SMART took over operation of DDOT's Michigan
and Jefferson routes.
Meanwhile, the combined #90 Baker–Oakland line would
continue on for another year. However, those two routes
were also separated, effective Saturday, June 17, 1995.
While route #36 Oakland would return as a separate line,
the former #3 Baker (W. Vernor) portion of the line was
instead combined with the #49 E. Vernor line, resulting
in a new "through-routed" #49 Vernor route.
scale. Consequently, numerous service problems were
encountered with the operation of the new routes being
assigned to two different terminals. Unpredictable coach
and manpower shortages, compounded with a lack of
communication between the terminal locations, resulted
in numerous sporadic gaps within the service.
However, this combined routing arrangement didn't last
long. The service was discontinued, for the most part, on
June 25, 1994, when DDOT and SMART joined forces in
a cooperative (but short–lived) route swapping project,
where SMART took over operation of DDOT's Michigan
and Jefferson routes.
Meanwhile, the combined #90 Baker–Oakland line would
continue on for another year. However, those two routes
were also separated, effective Saturday, June 17, 1995.
While route #36 Oakland would return as a separate line,
the former #3 Baker (W. Vernor) portion of the line was
instead combined with the #49 E. Vernor line, resulting
in a new "through-routed" #49 Vernor route.
| (January 1, 1994 Baker–Oakland D-DOT transfer courtesy of the Stan Sycko Transfer Collection) |
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| The above route map displays DDOT Route #90 Baker-Oakland during its nearly three years of operation. |
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