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Novi, Wixom, Bloomfield Hills: Welcome to Oakland Transit!

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SMART bus 3914, a 2019 Gillig BRT, seen at Oakland Community College's Orchard Ridge campus in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

(Source: 42-BRT on Wikipedia )

At the August 24, 2023 SMART Board of Directors meeting, Harmony Lloyd, VP of Planning and Innovation, announced the next quarterly service changes will be implemented on Monday, September 11th.

Harmony Lloyd standing behind a lectern at Macomb Community College Central Campus
On Monday September 11th, which is the beginning of our quarterly run pick, we will kick off the first round of expansions in Oakland County. We will have sixty-eight new bus stops serving Novi, Wixom, and Bloomfield Hills. I think it’s to be of note that this is the first time in 28 years there will be transit service in Novi and Bloomfield Hills, and to the best of my knowledge it’ll be the first time Wixom has had fixed route transit service, so we are thrilled to begin the expansion and to get these buses out on the road in these communities.

— Harmony Lloyd ( Watch on YouTube )

Visit SMART's website for the official service change bulletin and announcement. (SMART removes service bulletins from its website after a period of time, so I’ve copied the relevant information into this post rather than linking directly to the page.)

Route Extensions and Changes

Introducing enhanced transit in Oakland County! New service changes September 11th, 2023

Route 305 Grand River

New destinations served include Downtown Farmington, Farmington City Hall, Vincenti Industrial Park, Novi Town Center, Value City Furniture, Twelve Oaks Mall, The Suburban Collection Showplace, Ascension Novi Hospital, West Market Square, Wixom Sam’s Club, and Wixom Meijer.

Route Extension Description

Northbound: Regular route on Grand River to Telegraph, stay straight along Grand River past 7 Mile, resume route to Grand River and Haggerty, continue west past Haggerty through Novi, end route at the Meijer Express station west of Wixom Road.

Southbound: Begin route at Fifth Third Bank, continue east along Grand River through Novi, right Haggerty, left 10 Mile, resume route to 7 Mile and Grand River, stay straight along Grand River past Telegraph, regular route to Old Redford Meijer.

New Time Schedule

Monday through Saturday, service operates from 6:30am to 11pm. Buses depart Wixom Meijer traveling toward Old Redford at 7:33am, 8:33am, 9:33am, and continue to depart approximately every 60 minutes until 8:35pm, 9:35pm, and 10:40pm. Buses depart Old Redford Meijer traveling toward Wixom at 6:25am, 7:25am, 8:27am, and continue to depart approximately every 60 minutes until 8:30pm, 9:35pm, and 10:40pm.

Sunday, service operates from 6am to 8pm. Buses depart Wixom Meijer traveling toward Old Redford at 6:59am, 8:04am, 9:04am, and continue to depart approximately every 60 minutes until 7:05pm, 8:15pm, and 9:05pm. Buses depart Old Redford Meijer traveling toward Wixom at 6am, 7am, 8am, and continue to depart every 60 minutes until 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm.

New Stop Listing

In direction of northbound travel:

Route 740 Twelve Mile

New destinations served include Holiday Inn Express, Twelve Oaks Mall, Residence Inn, West Market Square, Ascension Novi Hospital, Wixom Sam’s Club, and Wixom Meijer.

Route Extension Description

Westbound: Regular route on 12 Mile to Haggerty, continue west past Haggerty through Novi, left Beck, right Grand River, end route at the Meijer Express station west of Wixom Road.

Eastbound: Begin route at Fifth Third Bank, continue east along Grand River, left Beck, right 12 Mile through Novi, continue east across Haggerty, regular route to Roseville.

New Time Schedule

Monday through Saturday, service operates from 5am to 10pm. Buses depart 13 Mile and Little Mack in Roseville traveling toward Wixom at 4:34am, 5:34am, 6:34am, and continue to depart every 60 minutes until 8:34pm, 9:34pm, and 10:34pm. Buses depart Wixom Meijer traveling toward Roseville at 5am, 6am, 7am, and continue to depart approximately every 60 minutes until 9pm, 10pm, and 11pm.

On Sundays, destinations west of the Royal Oak Transit Center are not served. The current Sunday schedule remains in effect.

New Stop Listing

In direction of westbound travel:

Route 805 Farmington-Novi Park and Ride

New destinations served include Downtown Farmington, Farmington City Hall, Bonaventure Family Skating Center, Vincenti Industrial Park, Novi Town Center, Value City Furniture, Twelve Oaks Mall, Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk, and Residence Inn.

Route Extension Description

Westbound: Regular route on Halsted to Bonaventure Park and Ride lot, follow circle drive to eastbound Hallwood, right Halsted, right Grand River, right Novi Road, right 12 Mile, left first turnback to westbound 12 Mile, left turnback before Beck Road, end route on eastbound 12 Mile in front of the MDOT carpool lot.

Eastbound: Begin route at the stop on eastbound 12 Mile outside the MDOT carpool lot, continue east along 12 Mile, right Novi Road, left Grand River, right Haggerty, left 10 Mile, continue straight onto Grand River, left Halsted, left Hallwood to Bonaventure Park and Ride, resume route to Downtown Detroit.

New Time Schedule

Monday through Friday, three eastbound trips operate in the morning and three westbound trips operate in the afternoon. Buses depart the Beck Park and Ride toward Blue Cross / Blue Shield in Downtown Detroit at 5:26am, 5:53am, and 6:20am and arrive at 6:45am, 7:15am, and 7:45am, respectively. Buses depart Downtown Detroit toward the Beck Park and Ride at 3:10pm, 3:40pm, and 4:40pm and arrive at 4:39pm, 5:09pm, and 6:12pm, respectively.

New Stop Listing

In direction of westbound travel:

Route 450 Woodward Local and 462 FAST Woodward

Routes 450 and 462 will now serve downtown Bloomfield Hills.

A new stop pair has been added at Woodward and Long Lake. The northbound stop is just north of the Mobil gas station. The southbound stop is outside the Merrill-Lynch building.

This stop pair is not a timepoint. The current schedule for each route remains in effect.

Route Maps

Slides are pulled from the public hearing notice published in May .

Map of Route 305, extended along Grand River serving Vincenti Industrial Park, Novi Town Center, the Suburban Showplace, Ascension Novi Hospital, West Market Square, Wixom Sam's Club, and Wixom Meijer. Operates 6:30am to 11pm weekdays and Saturdays, 6am to 8pm Sundays, at 60 minute frequency. Map of Route 740, extended along 12 Mile west of Haggerty to serve Holiday Inn Express, Twelve Oaks Mall, Residence Inn, West Market Square, Ascension Novi Hospital, Wixom Sam's Club, and Wixom Meijer. Operates 5am to 10pm weekdays and Saturdays at 60 minute frequency. Map of Route 805, Grand River Park and Ride, extended to serve Twelve Oaks Mall and the MDOT Park & Ride Lot at Beck Road. Operates three eastbound morning trips and three westbound afternoon trips on weekdays. Map of Route 450 and Route 462, Woodward Local and FAST Woodward, showing the new stop at Woodward and Long Lake