Comments on: Private Transit in Detroit

By: bennett

bennett — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:13:41 +0000

I wonder if they have extra pathogen kits on the bus as vomit is going to be an issue.

By: The Antiplanner

The Antiplanner — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:52:22 +0000

Since it is supposed to be a party bus, I suspect for as long as the bus lasts.

By: Dave Brough

Dave Brough — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:46:27 +0000

And to think, it was started and ‘self-funded’ by a 25-year-old kid!

By: Jardinero1

Jardinero1 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:41:08 +0000

I wonder how long drinks on the bus will last.

By: Dave Brough

Dave Brough — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:50:16 +0000

Way cool, Dude! For me, the best part is that they’re using refurbed school buses: none of those 15 pax tin-roof death vans used by transit agencies. Love the paint and the hype http://thedetroitbus.com/private-rentals/
Wishing them not only success, but emulation in every city on Earth that has ‘public’ transit.

By: bennett

bennett — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:02:12 +0000

We used to have this service in my college town. It was affectionately called the “Drunk Bus.”

By: Sandy Teal

Sandy Teal — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:10:53 +0000

Surely the taxi union will shut this enterprise down.

By: metrosucks

metrosucks — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:03:46 +0000

Excellent, this is exactly what we need in the US.
But question, isn’t the public transit agency usually the only one allowed to run buses? How did the private company get around this?