AATA Announces Service Improvements for
Routes 2, 6 and 22

The service changes will include improved service on Route 2 with connections to the new Plymouth Road Park & Ride Lot, new routing on the inbound Route 6 to serve Research Park Drive and schedule and routing adjustments on Route 22.

Route 2 – Plymouth
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Click here for ‘Route 2: from Downtown’ map & schedule.
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According to Chris White, Manager of Service Development, “The Plymouth route is very busy, with crowded buses on trips during midday and peak commuting hours. The upcoming changes are designed to reduce crowding, improve on-time performance and reallocate service to areas with higher demand.”

Weekday service will now connect to the new Plymouth Road Park & Ride Lot, and additional trips are being added at peak times. Route 2X has been renumbered as route 2C and integrated into the route 2 schedule. This route will provide service to the Glazier Way/Earhart Road neighborhood and will provide a faster connection to the Kerrytown/City Hall area and UM Central Campus without serving the UM Medical Center.

The service changes include renumbering of Routes 2 and 2X to Routes 2A, 2B and 2C as follows:

Route 2A: Plymouth via Nixon/Green and
Route 2B: Plymouth

• Route 2A will connect the Green Road/Nixon Road neighborhoods and the new Plymouth Road Park & Ride Lot to the UM Medical Center, UM Central Campus and the Blake Transit Center in downtown Ann Arbor.
• Route 2B will connect the Plymouth/Georgetown Road neighborhood and the Plymouth Road Park & Ride Lot to the UM Medical Center, UM Central Campus and the Blake Transit Center in downtown Ann Arbor.
• Weekday morning and afternoon trips will travel to and from the new Plymouth Road Park & Ride Lot.
• Evening and weekend trips will serve both the Plymouth Road and the Green Road Park & Ride lots.
• Service frequencies range from 15 minutes during the morning and afternoon to 30 – 60 minutes in the evening.

Route 2C: Plymouth via Glazier

• Route 2C replaces route 2X.
• This route will connect the Glazier Way/Earhart Road neighborhood and the Green Road Park & Ride Lot to the Kerrytown/City Hall area and UM Central Campus.
• The service will provide faster trips to the downtown area without serving the UM Medical Center. Trips to the UM Medical Center can be made by using Routes 2A, 2B or the UM Intercampus Route (which serves the Green Road Park & Ride Lot).
• Route 2C will provide service to and from downtown using Washington Street, but will not stop at the Blake Transit Center.
• Weekday service will operate every 30 minutes during peak hours and every 60 minutes midday.
• Weekend service to Glazier Way and Earhart Rd. will be provided on route 22.
• Weekend service to downtown Ann Arbor can be made by using route 2A and 2B from the Green Rd. Park & Ride Lot.

Route 6: Ellsworth
Click here for ‘Route 6: to Ann Arbor’ map & schedule.

As a result of a collaborative effort between the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority and the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living (AACIL), all trips on Route 6 going to downtown Ann Arbor will serve Research Park Drive with new bus stops at the Social Security Office and the AACIL.

There will be no change on the trips to Ypsilanti. The portion of the route on Ellsworth west of Research Park Drive and on State Street south of Research Park Drive will be served only on trips to Ypsilanti.

Route 22: Connector
Click here for ‘Route 22: North’ map & schedule.
Click here for ‘Route 22: South’ map & schedule.
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Northbound trips will continue the long-term detour on Washtenaw east of Carpenter Road before heading west to the Arborland area to provide for safe transfers with other buses. Timepoint adjustments will be made at several places along Route 22. In addition, Route 22 will now serve the Glazier Way and Earhart Road neighborhoods on Saturdays. Direct service to the VA Medical Center will no longer be available on Saturdays.

• Northbound service will continue the detour east on Washtenaw to Glencoe Crossing before heading west to serve the Arborland area.
• Saturday afternoon trips will be extended beyond the Green Road Park & Ride Lot to serve Glazier Way and Earhart Rd.
• Adjustments will be made to multiple timepoints.
• Buses will not pull directly into VA Hospital on Saturdays. Boarding is available at bus stops along Fuller Road.

The latest information on AATA routes, schedules and detours is available at 734.996.0400 and on the AATA Routes and Schedules page.