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🛑CORRECTION: This was not LIVE coverage of this public meeting. This was transcribed coverage of the audio from the SMART public meeting held Wed. October 8, 2025 at 5 p.m.

🗣️My apologies for implying that this was LIVE coverage. It was not. The public is invited to review the audio of this meeting.

🛑CORRECTION: This was not LIVE coverage of this public meeting. This was transcribed coverage of the audio from the SMART public meeting held Wed. October 8, 2025 at 5 p.m.

🗣️My apologies for implying that this was LIVE coverage. It was not. The public is invited to review the audio of this meeting.

ℹ️SMART 🚍has a CONTACT page 🌍💻 for those interested in contacting them about any concern, ideas, or accolades:

www.smartbus.org/About/Contact

🚌🚏Those interested may join by "phone one-tap", audio, or by Zoom.

📝Meeting information is located here on this SMART webpage -
www.smartbus.org/About/Our-Or...

The SMART "Sounding Board" is a monthly public meeting held for riders, transit advocates, and citizens of Wayne, Macomb, Oakland, and Monroe counties to voice their opinions, concerns, and provide feedback about SMART (bus transportation) services in SE Michigan.

The "Sounding Board" is a monthly SMART meeting. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 at 5 p.m. EST.

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🏁This concludes my live reporting for the public meeting of the SMART Sounding Board held Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. For more public meetings coverage, check out www.documenters.org.

💌An email is placed in the chat for the public to come forward and provide comments, concerns, complaints, accolades, etc. to the SMART board.

Meeting is adjourned at 5:15 p.m. EST.

Board members wait another 6 minutes or so but no one from the public comes forward.

🤔Wondering if there was adequate public notice about this meeting. Not implying there wasn't, but it's weird to hear concerns and then a public meeting is held to address concerns and....🦗🦗🦗🦗 #deadsilence.

There is silence as the board remains present to hear and listen to concerns by voice or by text/chat. No one presents anything.

DEAD SILENCE🤔🚫🗣️....

Board members are joking around now that they can hear one another and the speakers. Despite audio issues 📱🔊🔇, the board advises that they will stick around to hear concerns from the public.

1️⃣st speaker identified by the SMART board as "Mary Jo". She is thanked for her comments and they go on to discuss the timetable (bus schedule) display at what is described as the "three shelters"... "where you wait for the bus and get off" 🚍.

There are notable audio issues where there is crosstalk and an inability to hear speakers (board members or otherwise).

Someone else mentions that they are unable to see SMART board members which they describe as "weird".

Board members are asking the public to raise their hands or enter their questions into the CHAT to ask questions.

A member of the public is asking about the Dearborn Transit Center display & whether it is working as it should. She suggests there be a display inside the Transit Center.

Tech issues.

Image of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation's (SMART) Wayne and Monroe County representatives.

The SMART board consists of members from Southeast Michigan's Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, and Monroe county representatives.

Below is an image of Wayne and Monroe County SMART board members.

Oakland and Macomb County Representatives of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) in Michigan

The SMART board consists of members from Southeast Michigan's Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, and Monroe county representatives.

Below is an image of Oakland and Macomb Representatives.

Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) logo in black, white, and red. Stylized red S in front on black background. White SMART centered and a red stripe at the bottom.

Bernard Parker from SMART External Affairs kicks off the meeting. He tells participants that they are here to listen to the "concerns, issues, and accolades" of those present. By a show of hands, people are prepped to weigh or sound in.

🤔The last @detdocumenters.bsky.social coverage of this public meeting was held on Jan. 8, 2025. It was less than ½ hour long w/no more than 18 ppl in total. We’ve covered SMART public meetings since 2022.

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Live covering the Oct. 8, 2025 5 p.m. EST public meeting of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) Sounding Board meeting.

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