Detroit Department of Transportation route 15 'Chicago-Davison'

	15 Chicago-Davison
Communities Served		Detroit, Highland Park
Route Type		East-West Route
Days of Operation		Daily
Vehicles Used		Gillig Low Floor, New Flyer Industries D40LF, New Flyer Industries XD40, New Flyer Industries XDE40
Terminal		Shoemaker
Average Daily Weekday Ridership (2014)		1,473

15 Chicago-Davison is a bus route operated by the Detroit Department of Transportation in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Route Details

The current routing of route 15.

This route travels on several roads between terminuses at Orangelawn Street and Burt Road on the west side of Detroit and Joseph Campau Street and McNichols Road on the east side.

History

• September 4, 1974 - Route begins service after a merger of the former Oakman and West Chicago bus routes. The new route, the first local route launched after Detroit Street Railway became DDOT, operated from Orangelawn and Burt to East Nevada and Mount Elliott Streets via Burt Road, West Chicago Street, Oakman Boulevard, Ewald Circle, Davison Street, Joseph Campau Street and East Nevada Street. Night service continued eastward to Van Dyke Street.
• 1989 - Service along East Nevada Street is replaced by a rerouted route 10 Chene and now ends at Joseph Campau and McNichols.
• 1996 - Service is rerouted via Woodrow Wilson Street eastbound/Rosa Parks Boulevard westbound, Glendale Street, Hamilton Avenue eastbound/3rd Street westbound, Manchester Parkway and Oakland Street due to the closure of the Davison Freeway (which the route traversed between Woodrow Wilson and 3rd) for reconstruction. Initially, this detour is temporary, but eventually becomes permanent even after the Davison Freeway reopens in 1997 since the detour served shopping centers at Woodward Avenue and Manchester Parkway.

Vehicles

Buses that can appear on 15 Chicago-Davison include New Flyer Industries D40LFs, New Flyer Industries XD40s, New Flyer Industries XDE40s and Gillig Low Floors .

External Links

• Current route schedule

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Vehicles
Current Low Floor	1001-1050, 1201-1242, 1400-1430, 1500-1508, 1519-1538, 1700-1728, 1800-1829, 1900-1924, 2000-2025
Current LF Hybrid	1243-1246, 1509-1518
Current LF Articulated	1539-1548, 1960-1964
Former	001-002, 1001-1148, 1201-1251, 1300-1369, 1370-1410, 1501-1605, 1701-1717, 1801-1874, 1900-1999, 2000-2084, 2521-2534, 3000-3120, 3001, 3002-3006, 3200-3232, 3250-3282, 3290-3299, 3300-3328, 3500-3599, 3600-3617, 3700-3799, 3800-3859, 3900-3959, 3975-3989, 4000-4024, 4100-4220, 8900-8913
Routes
ConnectTen Routes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Downtown Routes	16, 18, 19, 23, 27, 29, 31, 40, 52, 67
North-South Routes	12, 13, 30, 41, 46, 54, 60, 68
East-West Routes	11, 15, 17, 32, 38, 39, 43, 47
Neighborhood/Special Routes	26, 42, 80, 89, 92, 95, 96
Former Local Routes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1974-1988), 5 (1996-2002), 6, 8, 20, 24, 26 (1974-88), 26 (1997-98), 28, 33 (1974-1988), 33 (1997-2005), 35 (1999-2005), 35 (1974-88), 36, 42, 44, 51, 52, 66, 99
Former Express Routes	70 (1974-88), 71 (1974-88)/70 (1988-2005, 2008-09), 72, 73, 74 (1974-88)/71 (2008-09), 75 (1974-88)/74 (2008-09), 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 (1974-88)/73 (2008-09), 94, 97, 99, 498
1994-95 Suburban Routes	125, 130, 150, 495
Facilities
Transit Centers	Downtown Detroit, Fairlane Town Center Hub, Eastland Center Transit Center, Northland Center Hub, Rosa Parks Transit Center, State Fairgrounds Transit Center
Loops	Brennan Loop, Pierson Loop, Wayburn Loop, Wyoming Loop
Terminals	Coolidge Terminal (inactive), Gilbert Terminal, Shoemaker Terminal
Bus Stops	1-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 31000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-5999, 6000-6999, 7000-7999, 8000-8999, 9000-9999, 10000-10999
Timelines
History	1974-1983, 1984-1993, 1994-2003, 2004-2013, 2014-present
Southeast Michigan and Far Southwest Ontario Agencies
Chatham-Kent Leamington Tecumseh