Since then, the number of riders has consistently grown. The project was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed operations in Oct. Initially launched in March 2020, D2A2 is an express route that runs nonstop from Campus Martius in downtown Detroit to Ann Arbor. Listen: RTA Chief Operating Officer on bus routes running from Detroit to Ann Arbor and DTW WDET’s Laura Herberg spoke with Lloyd about several RTA pilot projects - including the Detroit-Ann Arbor service D2A2 - and if funding for a regional transit system will be on a future ballot. Harmony Llyod, RTA’s chief operating officer, says the RTA works with providers to plan and implement pilot projects and to try to help find ways to enhance their service. The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) is the organization that manages the funding that comes from federal and state governments to be distributed to providers such as SMART, DDOT and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority. A pilot program connecting Detroit to Ann Arbor by bus is proving to be a success according to officials.
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