DDOT & SMART buses resume fares, increased capacity on Monday DDOT and Smart bus systems resume fares amid pandemic. Posted at 5:25 AM, Mar 15, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-15 12:24:27-04 (WXYZ) â If you take the bus around metro Detroit, both DDOT and SMART will resume bus fares on Monday. Both topped taking fares last year in an effort to limit any possible coronavirus exposure. On top of that, the capacity will increase to 20 passengers per bus, instead of 10, and 26 for the longer buses. âThereâs nothing thatâs been increased or adjusted or changed in any way. Itâs basically just a matter of actually turning the system back on," SMART Deputy GM Robert Cramer said.