TAKING OFF THAT COVER AND IT IS GOING TO BE AN AMAZING GAME. FIRST PITCH AT 1 10 GUYS. OH
CANNOT WAIT. WE DO WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE HIGH PRICE OF
EVERYTHING. IT’S BEEN HARD FOR
FAMILIES TO MAKE ENDS MEET, AND
THE HIGH PRICE OF GAS, OF
COURSE, IS MAKING A LOT OF
PEOPLE THINK ABOUT HOW THEY GET
AROUND TOWN. SO WE HAVE HELPED
ME HANK WITH SOME GOOD IDEAS.
YESTERDAY AT FIVE PM WE RODE
ALONG WITH HIM ON A CITY SMART
BOSS. AND THIS MORNING HE IS
BACK ON BOARD THAT BUS SHOWING
US A NEW ALTERNATIVE TO UBER OR
LYFT, THAT IS A FRACTION OF THE
PRICE. HELP ME HANG JOINING US
LIVE THIS MORNING FROM THE BOSS
. HOW’S YOUR MORNING COMMUTE?
HANKS HEY, RHONDA EVROD CASSIMY
THINK ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING,
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LIVE IN THE
SUBURBS, AND YOU’RE COMING
DOWNTOWN FOR THE BIG GAME
PARKING ALONE IS GOING TO BE
ABOUT $30 THAT RIDE IN. WE KNOW
HOW MUCH GAS IS THIS ROUND TRIP
ON THE BUS JUST $2. BUT AS
YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THERE ARE
MANY DIFFERENT SERVICES
AVAILABLE. THERE’S AN OPTION
THAT’S LIKE UBER AND LIFT.
THAT’S MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE AND
I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION IN DETROIT, EVEN
THOUGH I’M A DETROITER FROM
SOMEONE WHO CALLS CALIFORNIA
HOME, TAKE A LOOK. GETTING
AROUND THE D MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
EVER. GAS PRICES NOW SPIKING
UBER NOW ADDING A NEW GAS
SURCHARGE, EVEN FLYING, CATCHING
A FLIGHT OUT OF DETROIT, COSTING
US MORE. SO HOW CAN WE ALL SAVE
ACTUALLY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
SAVING HERE IN DETROIT FROM A
NATIVE CALIFORNIA? THAT’S RIGHT.
MEET CARMICHAEL CRUISE ACTUALLY
RUNS EVERY 2030 MINUTES, SO
THERE’S ALWAYS A SCHEDULE FOR ME
THAT WORKS. CARMICHAEL MOVED TO
MOTOWN LAST YEAR FROM CALI,
TAKING A JOB HERE AT LOCAL 4
WHEN HE ARRIVED, THE DOWNTOWN
DWELLER DIDN’T HAVE WHEELS AND
PEOPLE HERE IN THE MOTOR CITY.
WERE STUNNED WHEN YOU TELL
PEOPLE IN THE TRADE THAT YOU’RE
RELYING ON THE FOSTER YOU USE
THEM A LOT. WHAT’S THE REACTION
? GENERALLY HOW COME YOU DON’T
DRIVE HER CAR? LIKE WHAT? LIKE,
ISN’T IT SCARY? ISN’T IT
DANGEROUS? AND I’M LIKE, NO,
IT’S SUPER CLEAN. EVERYONE’S
SUPER NICE, SUPER CHEAP AND IT
WORKS FOR ME. LIKE SOME OF YOU.
I RELY MAINLY ON MY CAR. THIS IS
DETROIT AFTER ALL, BUT SOME DO
USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IF
THEY HAVE TO, AND I KNOW HAVING
A CAR IS A BIG LUXURY APP READY
? CARMICHAEL HELPED TEACH ME THE
INS AND OUTS OF GETTING AROUND
DETROIT WITHOUT ACCESS TO A
VEHICLE. HOPPING THE SMART BUS
IS NOT ONLY SAFE, IT’S A GREAT
DEAL PRICE COMPARED FOR ME. SO
YOU’RE TAKING CITY BOSS FROM
DOWNTOWN. SO MAYBE THE SUBURBS
WHAT WOULD YOU SPEND THAT AN
UBER DOING THAT UBER EASILY LIKE
$50 EASILY? YEAH PLUS ROUND TRIP
$2 FOR FOUR HOURS BEYOND THE
TRADITIONAL BUS RIDE, THERE’S
THE QUEUE LINE, THE PEOPLE
MOVER. AND DID YOU KNOW SMART
HASN’T UBER LIKE OPTION. WE’VE
ALSO INTRODUCED A NEW SERVICE
CALLED SMART FLEX IN SOME ZONES
THAT IS LIKE AN UBER FOR PUBLIC
TRANSIT, SO IT MAY PICK YOU UP
IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE OR THE
BLACK NEAR BLACK NEAR YOU AND
THEN TAKE YOU WITHIN THAT ZONE.
SMART FLAX. IT’S THE UBER AND
LYFT ALTERNATIVE. YOU SIMPLY
DOWNLOAD THE SMART, FLEX APP AND
TYPE IN YOUR DESTINATION. SO
WE’RE HERE AT THE PANERA, BUT WE
WANT TO MAKE OUR WAY DOWN THE
STREET. YOU JUST DO EVERYTHING
RIGHT HERE ON THE APP. IT WORKS
JUST LIKE UBER. SMART FLEX IS
NOT A BUS RIDE. IT’S AN ACTUAL
VEHICLE THAT WILL PICK YOU UP
LIKE UBER OR LYFT. HOWEVER THERE
ARE A FEW CATCHES NUMBER ONE.
YOU HAVE TO STAY WITHIN A
CERTAIN ZONE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE
CITY OF TROY OR WITHIN THE CITY
OF DEARBORN. THE AVERAGE COST
JUST A FEW DOLLARS A BIG BONUS.
BUT HERE’S THE NEGATIVE. THE
WAIT TIMES. THERE ARE A LIMITED
NUMBER OF VEHICLES ON THIS
PARTICULAR DAY. I’M TRYING TO
TRAVEL ABOUT A MILE. BUT THE
WAIT FOR A VEHICLE USING SMART
FLAX ABOUT 30 MINUTES WITH UBER.
IT’S JUST FOUR. BACK AT YOUR
LIFE. BUT HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS.
THEY ARE ADDING SMART FLEX
DRIVERS RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, IT IS
REALLY A GREAT OPTION FOR THOSE
OF YOU THAT CAN PLAN AHEAD.
MAYBE IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL
APPOINTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT, BECAUSE THOSE RIDES ARE
INCREDIBLY AFFORDABLE. AGAIN I
KNOW IT’S DETROIT. WE LOVE OUR
CARS. IT’S THE MOTOR CITY. WE
JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU. THERE ARE
OTHER OPTIONS, AND MANY OF THEM
AS YOU’VE SEEN ARE INCREDIBLY
RELIABLE. AND AFFORDABLE NOW
WE’RE DOWNTOWN. WHICH IS GREAT,
BECAUSE I MEAN, WE’RE READY FOR
OPENING DAY, SO I MADE MY WAY
DOWN HERE IN 15 MINUTES. TIGERS
IS AT HOME. YOU INCREDIBLE THE
SMART FLEX. NEVER HEARD OF THAT
. LEAVE IT TO A CALIFORNIA TO
TEACH US HOW TO USE OUR OWN
PUBLIC STATION. OF COURSE, A LOT
OF PEOPLE RELY ON IT. BUT A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR
ALTERNATIVES. AND THAT CERTAINLY
GIVES YOU A VIEW THAT IT’S A
GREAT OPTION. HANK WAS VERY
SMART TO MAKE SURE THAT HE HAD
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO BRING
HIM DOWN HERE JUST IN TIME FOR
THAT, SEVEN AM RESTAURANTS DOOR
OPENING DAY, SO BIG THINGS TO
HELP ME, HANK AND WE HAVE A
THOROUGH GUIDE TO PUBLIC.
TRANSIT OPTIONS IN YOUR AREA,
ALONG WITH A BLOG FROM HANK
ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE, NAVIGATING