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Committee sends walk‑on resolution to test free DDOT fares for K–12 students
Summary
Detroit’s Public Health and Safety Committee voted March 23 to send a walk‑on resolution to new business that would let DDOT run a temporary, six‑month free‑fare pilot for students (ages 5–19) to gather usage data; DDOT said the temporary change can be made under city ordinance section 47 and can be covered by existing budget authority.
The Public Health and Safety Standing Committee of the Detroit City Council on March 23 voted to send a walk‑on resolution to new business that would allow the Detroit Department of Transportation to offer free fares to K–12 students for up to six months.
The move, offered as a budget‑year pilot to collect ridership and outreach data, drew supportive questions from the vice chair and a presentation from Robert Kramer, director of DDOT. “The fair structure for DDOT is set through the city ordinance in section 47,” Kramer said. “There’s…
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