has historically been approved by wide margins in every member community in Oakland and Wayne counties, though less so in Macomb County, passing there by a narrow margin of 39 votes in 2018. 2022 changes & Oakland County expansion In 2022, the SMART millage in Macomb and Wayne counties was extended to five years, and moved to the November general election ballot. Both were approved by wide margins. In Oakland County, the SMART millage was replaced with a ten-year millage levied countywide, which will abolish the opt-out system in Oakland County, and fund three smaller paratransit providers (the North Oakland Transportation Authority, Western Oakland Transportation Authority, and Older Persons' Commission) alongside SMART. The county's Board of Commissioners approved the new millage proposal on August 10, 2022 in a bipartisan vote, with two Republicans joining all 13 Democrats on the board. The proposal appeared on the November 2022 general election ballot in all Oakland County communities, and passed with 57% of the vote. As a result, SMART's service area will expand to all of Oakland County, effective January 1, 2023. Member communities Wayne County Allen Park Dearborn Dearborn Heights Ecorse Garden City Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Shores Grosse Pointe Woods Hamtramck Harper Woods Highland Park Inkster Lincoln Park Melvindale Redford River Rouge Riverview Romulus Southgate Taylor Trenton Wayne Westland Wyandotte Oakland County All communities in Oakland County became members of SMART effective January 1, 2023. Macomb County All communities in Macomb County are members of SMART. Services Fixed route buses SMART operates 47 fixed bus routes across its service area, serving as the main transit connection between Detroit's suburbs. Most SMART routes run hourly, though some run every 30–40 minutes. Fixed routes are operated with a fleet of 262 buses, consisting mostly of 40-foot Gillig BRT units, plus some articulated New Flyer Xcelsior and electric Proterra ZX5 buses. Some of SMART's routes enter the City of Detroit and serve the Downtown and Midtown cores during weekday rush hours. Elsewhere in Detroit city limits, a local ordinance bars passengers from being dropped off on outbound routes, or boarding on inbound routes. This is intended to avoid service duplication with Detroit Department of Transportation, which supplements the city of Detroit with its own bus service. FAST FAST (Frequent Affordable Safe Transit) limited-stop routes run along major Metro Detroit corridors, connecting downtown and midtown Detroit to suburban communities