| TWELVE MILE ROAD |
D.S.R. Route #88
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Former route #88 Twelve Mile Road was a relatively unknown suburban bus route which operated along East Twelve
Mile Road between the South Macomb Community College at Bunert Road in the city of Warren, MI and the former
Madison Heigts Shopping Center on John R. in Madison Heights. Service on the line began on Monday, February 7,
1966. The #88 Twelve Mile line was one of only two DSR bus routes to operate exclusively within the suburbs — the
other being the #65 Middlebelt.
Westbound Twelve Mile Road coaches would begin boarding passengers from the loading zone at the South Macomb
Community College Parking Lot, and would display a "Madison Center" metal sign in the windshield, while eastbound
coaches would begin boarding from the loading zone at the J. L. Hudson Budget Store in the Madison Heights Shopping
Center. The eastbound coaches displayed a "Macomb College" metal sign. Initially, coaches were assigned out of both
the Highland Park and Shoemaker DSR Terminals.
Originally, service operated with two coaches, Monday thru Saturday, and provided 30-minute headways from 6:30am
until 9:00pm. However, by 1969, service had been reduced to 60-minute headways being provided by one coach. But
unfortunately, route #88 Twelve Mile never attracted much traffic and was eventually discontinued on July 27, 1970,
during DSR service cutbacks.
Mile Road between the South Macomb Community College at Bunert Road in the city of Warren, MI and the former
Madison Heigts Shopping Center on John R. in Madison Heights. Service on the line began on Monday, February 7,
1966. The #88 Twelve Mile line was one of only two DSR bus routes to operate exclusively within the suburbs — the
other being the #65 Middlebelt.
Westbound Twelve Mile Road coaches would begin boarding passengers from the loading zone at the South Macomb
Community College Parking Lot, and would display a "Madison Center" metal sign in the windshield, while eastbound
coaches would begin boarding from the loading zone at the J. L. Hudson Budget Store in the Madison Heights Shopping
Center. The eastbound coaches displayed a "Macomb College" metal sign. Initially, coaches were assigned out of both
the Highland Park and Shoemaker DSR Terminals.
Originally, service operated with two coaches, Monday thru Saturday, and provided 30-minute headways from 6:30am
until 9:00pm. However, by 1969, service had been reduced to 60-minute headways being provided by one coach. But
unfortunately, route #88 Twelve Mile never attracted much traffic and was eventually discontinued on July 27, 1970,
during DSR service cutbacks.
Information for the above article compiled from numerous sources, including "Detroit's DSR, Part 3" — May–June 1993 edition of Motor Coach Age (MCA)
magazine by Jack E. Schramm. Additional information acquired from miscellaneous DSR Service Maps in the author's possession. Twelve Mile Road
schedule card, route map, and 1969 Twelve Mile transfer courtesy of the Stan Sycko collection.
magazine by Jack E. Schramm. Additional information acquired from miscellaneous DSR Service Maps in the author's possession. Twelve Mile Road
schedule card, route map, and 1969 Twelve Mile transfer courtesy of the Stan Sycko collection.
| In this August 1973 photo, Great Lakes Transit Corp. coach #2924 can be seen boarding passengers near Twelve Mile and Gratiot, on the first day of new service co-sponsored by the suburban SEMTA system. (Photo source: The Macomb Daily Newspaper) |
| Schedule card for DSR route #88 Twelve Mile |
Service along Twelve Mile was later restarted by SEMTA on August 28, 1973,
through a "purchase–of–service" agreement with the suburban Great Lakes
Transit company, which was later acquired by SEMTA in April of 1974. The
route would later become part of the SEMTA/SMART route #740 Twelve
Mile, currently #740 Twelve Mile Crosstown.
through a "purchase–of–service" agreement with the suburban Great Lakes
Transit company, which was later acquired by SEMTA in April of 1974. The
route would later become part of the SEMTA/SMART route #740 Twelve
Mile, currently #740 Twelve Mile Crosstown.
| A DSR issued Twelve Mile Road 5¢ transfer from July 23, 1969. |