Detroit Department of Transportation route 1 'Downtown Green Loop'

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1 Downtown Green Loop
Communities Served Detroit
Route Type Downtown Route
Days of Operation ?
Vehicles Used Orion II , Goshen Coach Sentry
Terminal Gilbert
Average Daily Weekday Ridership (2014) MISSING

1 Downtown Green Loop was one of two Downtown Get-Around loop routes operated by the Detroit Department of Transportation in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Route Details

At the time of discontinuation, the Green Loop serviced the east side of downtown Detroit, with the west side being serviced by the Red Loop.

History

[1]

  • October 10, 1966 - Service begins as a Detroit Street Railway route called Mini-Loop #1. The initial route operated from Grand Circus Park, proceeded south on Woodward Avenue, turned east onto East Jefferson Avenue and turned around west to Cobo Center. Service was initially provided using Minibus MB-711 buses.
  • July 1, 1974 - Service carried on by DDOT.
  • 1978 - Service extended northward to Montcalm Street to serve park-and-ride lots and eastward to the newly-opened Renaissance Center.
  • 1988 - Route renamed Downtown Green Loop.
  • 1990 - Route cut back to East Jefferson and Beaubien Street, with service to Cobo Center and into the Renaissance Center discontinued.
  • 1997 - Service discontinued, replaced by an extension of the Medical Center Shuttle into downtown.

References

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Vehicles
Current Low Floor 1201-1242, 1400-1430, 1500-1508, 1519-1538, 1700-1728, 1800-1829, 1900-1924, 2000-2025, 2200-2239, 2300-2309
Current LF Hybrid 1243-1246, 1509-1518
Current LF Articulated 1539-1548, 1960-1964
Current LF Electric 2100e-2103e
Former 001-002, 1001-1148 (1975), 1001-1050 (2010), 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
Primary Routes 16, 17, 19, 27, 30, 31, 32, 38, 60
Neighborhood Routes 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 23, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 52, 54, 67, 68
Peak Weekday Routes 46
Former Local Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1974-1988), 5 (1996-2002), 6, 8, 20, 24, 26 (1974-88), 26 (1997-98), 26 (2019-21), 28, 33 (1974-1988), 33 (1997-2005), 35 (1999-2005), 35 (1974-88), 36, 42, 44, 51, 52, 66, 80, 89, 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), 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 498
1994-95 Suburban Routes 125, 130, 150, 495
Facilities
Transit Centers Downtown Detroit, Fairlane Town Center Hub, Rosa Parks Transit Center, Jason Hargrove Transit Center
Loops Brennan Loop, Pierson 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
Detroit Area Transit Agencies
Ann Arbor
Port Huron
Chatham-Kent
Detroit bus
Detroit People Mover
Monroe
Leamington
Detroit QLINE
RTA
Sarnia
Detroit suburbs
Tecumseh
Windsor
University of Michigan