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*'''2001''' - SMART receives it's first low-floor buses, a larger order of [[Gillig]] [[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor]] buses that quickly replace all high-floor buses.
*'''2001''' - SMART receives it's first low-floor buses, a larger order of [[Gillig]] [[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor]] buses that quickly replace all high-floor buses.
*'''2002''' - SMART millage is increased from .33 mil to .59 mil and successfully passes in all three counties.
*'''2002''' - SMART millage is increased from .33 mil to .59 mil and successfully passes in all three counties.
*'''2005''' - Livonia becomes the first community to opt out of SMART since the implementation of the millage referendum in 1995.
*'''2006''' - Walled Lake becomes the first formerly-opt-out community to opt back into SMART's service area since 1996.
*'''2010''' - SMART introduces diesel-electric hybrid and low-floor articulated buses to Metro Detroit, the two [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries DE60LF|DE60LF]] buses were purchased using ARRA funds.
*'''2010''' - SMART introduces diesel-electric hybrid and low-floor articulated buses to Metro Detroit, the two [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries DE60LF|DE60LF]] buses were purchased using ARRA funds.
*'''2011''' - On November 1, SMART unveils three hybrid electric 40 foot [[Gillig]] [[Gillig BRT|BRT]] buses using ARRA Funds. The buses are painted in local university colors, which, along with the Gillig BRT model itself, then become standard on many new SMART orders. On December 12, SMART cuts service by 22% due lower property values reducing the revenue collected through the .59 millage.
*'''2011''' - On November 1, SMART unveils three hybrid electric 40 foot [[Gillig]] [[Gillig BRT|BRT]] buses using ARRA Funds. The buses are painted in local university colors, which, along with the Gillig BRT model itself, then become standard on many new SMART orders. On December 12, SMART cuts service by 22% due lower property values reducing the revenue collected through the .59 millage.
*'''2012''' - Oakland County overwhelmingly passes the SMART millage with a 79% approval.
*'''2012''' - Oakland County overwhelmingly passes the SMART millage with a 79% approval.
*'''2014''' - Lathrup Village becomes the first formerly-opt-out community to opt back into SMART's service area since 1996.
*'''2014''' - Lathrup Village becomes the second formerly-opt-out community to opt back into SMART's service area since 1996.
*'''2016''' - As SMART places a large order of new Gillig BRT vehicles into service, several terminal transfers occur with the older Gillig Low Floor fleet, a few permanently.
*'''2016''' - As SMART places a large order of new Gillig BRT vehicles into service, several terminal transfers occur with the older Gillig Low Floor fleet, a few permanently.
*'''2017''' - Terminal realignments continue with another large Gillig BRT order. On September 4th, the [[Northland Center bus terminal]] closes permanently.
*'''2017''' - Terminal realignments continue with another large Gillig BRT order. On September 4th, the [[Northland Center bus terminal]] closes permanently.
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*'''2019''' - On May 1, SMART and DDOT streamline their fare systems, centered around a fare payment system called Dart, which includes 4-hour, 24-hour, 7-day and 31-day passes, each offering unlimited rides on both agencies, while the 31-day pass includes a tap-to-pay option that speeds up boarding.
*'''2019''' - On May 1, SMART and DDOT streamline their fare systems, centered around a fare payment system called Dart, which includes 4-hour, 24-hour, 7-day and 31-day passes, each offering unlimited rides on both agencies, while the 31-day pass includes a tap-to-pay option that speeds up boarding.
*'''2020''' - On June 8, SMART implements the first service change related to the SMART Path Plan master plan first released in 2018, the consolidation of route 125's two Detroit Metro Airport branches into a single branch that serves the airport's two terminals.
*'''2020''' - On June 8, SMART implements the first service change related to the SMART Path Plan master plan first released in 2018, the consolidation of route 125's two Detroit Metro Airport branches into a single branch that serves the airport's two terminals.
*'''2022''' - An attempt by Auburn Hills to become the second community to opt out of SMART since the implementation of the millage referendum in 1995, which was approved on February 22, is blocked by an order from Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Daniel O'Brien.


===Website timeline===
===Website timeline===
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*Purchased from an [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation|LADOT]] contract<ref>[https://www.smartbus.org/Portals/0/Documents/Finance/Reports%206.10/FY%2020.pdf FY20 Operating & Capital Budget], Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, retrieved July 18, 2019</ref>
*Purchased from an [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation|LADOT]] contract<ref>[https://www.smartbus.org/Portals/0/Documents/Finance/Reports%206.10/FY%2020.pdf FY20 Operating & Capital Budget], Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, retrieved July 18, 2019</ref>
*3901, 3912-3913 assigned to [[FAST (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation)|FAST]].
*3901, 3906, 3912-3913 assigned to [[FAST (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation)|FAST]].
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|[[Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation 4001-4023|4001-4023]]<ref>[https://www.smartbus.org/Portals/0/SMART%20BOD%20August%202020%20Board%20Packet.pdf Board of Directors  Meeting - August 27, 2020], Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, retrieved August 27, 2020</ref><br/>[[Image:Bicycle icon.png|26px|Bicycle rack equipped bus]]
|[[Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation 4001-4023|4001-4023]]<ref>[https://www.smartbus.org/Portals/0/SMART%20BOD%20August%202020%20Board%20Packet.pdf Board of Directors  Meeting - August 27, 2020], Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, retrieved August 27, 2020</ref><br/>[[Image:Bicycle icon.png|26px|Bicycle rack equipped bus]]
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|February 2021
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|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
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|[[Luminator]] [[Luminator Horizon|Horizon]]
|[[Luminator]] [[Luminator Horizon|Horizon]]
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|4001-4004 - Wayne
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4008-4015 - Oakland
4008-4015 - Oakland
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*6038 is retired.
*6038 is retired.
*Pulled from service in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
*Pulled from service in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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*4 units.<ref>[http://www.dailydetroit.com/2019/10/03/more-details-released-about-electric-buses-coming-to-ddot-smart/ More Details Released About Electric Buses Coming To DDOT, SMART]</ref>
*Awarded $2.6 million by the Federal Transit Administration.<ref>[https://detroitmi.gov/news/ddot-and-smart-awarded-26-million-fta-low-no-grant-funding-electric-buses DDOT and SMART awarded $2.6 million in FTA Low-No Grant Funding for Electric Buses]</ref>
*Assumed numbers 4101-4104.
*To replace 6001-series buses.
*To be assigned to Oakland Terminal.
*Delivered as of April 28, 2022.
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*4 units.<ref>[http://www.dailydetroit.com/2019/10/03/more-details-released-about-electric-buses-coming-to-ddot-smart/ More Details Released About Electric Buses Coming To DDOT, SMART]</ref>
*Awarded $2.6 million by the Federal Transit Administration.<ref>[https://detroitmi.gov/news/ddot-and-smart-awarded-26-million-fta-low-no-grant-funding-electric-buses DDOT and SMART awarded $2.6 million in FTA Low-No Grant Funding for Electric Buses]</ref>
*Assumed numbers 4201-4204.
*To replace 6001-series buses.
*To be assigned to Oakland Terminal.
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|TBD<br/>[[Image:Bicycle icon.png|26px|Bicycle rack equipped bus]]
|TBD<br/>[[Image:Bicycle icon.png|26px|Bicycle rack equipped bus]]
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|38 [[American Seating]] [[American Seating Vision|Vision]]
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*24 units<ref>[https://www.smartbus.org/Portals/0/2021%20Budget%20Committee%20Draft%20with%20%23%20REV2%20-%20FINAL%202.pdf FY2021 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE ], Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, retrieved April 30, 2020</ref>
*24 units<ref>[https://www.smartbus.org/Portals/0/2021%20Budget%20Committee%20Draft%20with%20%23%20REV2%20-%20FINAL%202.pdf FY2021 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE], Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, retrieved April 30, 2020</ref>
*Assumed numbers 4205-4228.
*Assumed numbers 4201-4224.
*To replace 6001-series buses.
*To replace 6001-series buses.
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