Detroit DDOT bus changes for June 29: hearing dates, route highlights

The City of Detroit says the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) is proposing “minor” bus schedule and frequency changes that would take effect June 29, 2026. Before that date, DDOT held a virtual public hearing on Thursday, June 4 at 3:00 p.m., and the city accepted rider feedback through June 22, 2026.

If your weekday midday commute or evening/night travel depends on specific routes, the city’s notice includes several route-by-route frequency examples. But it also doesn’t replace the need to re-check posted times close to June 29.

Key dates riders should mark

• Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.: Virtual public hearing (Zoom details were included in the notice).
• June 22, 2026: Deadline to submit feedback on the proposed June 29 changes.
• June 29, 2026: Proposed effective date for the service changes.

What DDOT says the “minor” changes could include

In the city’s notice, DDOT describes potential updates that may include:

• Midday frequency improvements
• Span improvements (earlier first trip and later last trip times)
• Minor schedule adjustments
• Addition of service days

Route highlights from the city’s notice (frequency examples)

Below are examples the city specifically highlights as routes with potential minor changes, including before-and-after frequency numbers:

• Route 1 – Vernor: Weekday day/evening frequency improved to every 25–30 minutes (from every 45 minutes), plus minor first/last trip time changes.
• Route 6 – Gratiot: Weekday midday frequency improved to every 15 minutes (from every 20 minutes).
• Route 9 – Jefferson: Weekday evening/night frequency improved to every 30 minutes (from every 60 minutes), with minor first/last trip time changes.

The notice also points to other routes with schedule and span adjustments (including changes to first/last trip timing). But it doesn’t provide the same frequency “before vs. after” numbers for every route, so riders on those lines should confirm posted times as June 29 approaches.

How to prepare before June 29 (and what to double-check)

Because the notice provides selected examples rather than full, rider-ready timetables for every route, the safest move is to confirm your exact departure times using DDOT’s schedule tools close to the effective date.

DDOT explains that schedules are updated four times per year (including around June). For trip planning and route lookups, DDOT directs riders to use its trip planning/schedule resources.

As an example of where to check posted schedules, riders can view a specific DDOT route’s schedule pages on the transit.det.city site (for instance, the posted timetable for DDOT Route 4 (Woodward)).

If you missed the June 22 feedback deadline

The city’s notice indicates the feedback window for these June 29 proposals closed June 22, 2026. After that, riders can still stay prepared by checking the official posted route schedules and trip-planning updates as June 29 approaches.

Sources

• City of Detroit event notice: Virtual Public Hearing for Proposed Service Changes Effective June 2026
• transit.det.city: DDOT Route 4 (Woodward) schedule page (where riders can view posted times)