New DDOT buses coming ... soon

Bike racks on DDOT buses? Permanently? That's just one of the new features DDOT buses will have come 2011.

Excerpt from Click on Detroit:

The Detroit Department of Transportation is touting cutting-edge technology in 50 new buses that are now in service.

The buses are the first of 96 that will eventually hit Detroit streets in 2011.

Features of the new buses include foldout ramps, one-step entrances, bike racks and new onboard fire safety measures.

The buses also have energy-efficient LED interior and exterior lighting systems.

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