▁Avenue ▁operated ▁by ▁S MA RT ▁connecting ▁Mount ▁C lem ens ▁in ▁Ma comb ▁County ▁and ▁Dow nt own ▁Detroit ▁( 7 ▁days ▁a ▁week ) ▁and ▁four ▁tri ps ▁per ▁week day ▁to ▁Mid town ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁The ▁service ▁ran ▁from ▁ 5 : 0 0 ▁AM ▁to ▁ 1 : 0 0 ▁AM ▁on ▁week days , ▁ 6 : 0 0 ▁AM ▁to ▁ 1 : 0 0 ▁AM ▁on ▁S atur days , ▁and ▁ 7 : 0 0 ▁AM ▁to ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 ▁PM ▁on ▁Sund ays . ▁Ref le X ▁Gr ati ot ▁service ▁ended ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁Ref le X ▁Wood ward ▁service ▁ended ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Project s ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁R TA ▁retained ▁Par s ons ▁Br ink er hoff ▁and ▁A E COM ▁to ▁study ▁improved ▁mass ▁trans it ▁along ▁the ▁cor rid ors ▁of ▁Gr ati ot ▁and ▁Michigan ▁a ven ues . ▁ ▁The ▁authority ▁also ▁took ▁over ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁the ▁Wood ward ▁Avenue ▁Altern ative ▁Analysis ▁Rap id ▁Trans it ▁Altern ative ▁study , ▁which ▁found ▁B RT ▁( bus ▁rapid ▁tran ist ) ▁as ▁the ▁locally ▁preferred ▁alternative ▁as ▁the ▁improved ▁mode ▁of ▁trans it ▁along ▁a ▁ 2 7 - mile ▁stretch ▁of ▁Wood ward ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁The ▁master ▁plan ▁was ▁officially ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁public