Did the R.I. Department of Transportation make the right decision to reconsider new Providence bus hub options, after announcing its own preferred project?

PBN Staff

December 24, 2021 12:15 am

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION will present three options for a Providence bus hub in a series of public hearings. Pictured is RIDOT Director Peter Alviti Jr. in Kennedy Plaza, where the bus depot is currently located. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM — THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION will present three options for a Providence bus hub in a series of public hearings. Pictured is RIDOT Director Peter Alviti Jr. in Kennedy Plaza, where the bus depot is currently located. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

The R.I. Department of Transportation and the R.I. Public Transit Authority have agreed to seek public feedback on three options to overhaul Providence’s downtown bus system. The announcement earlier this month that a series of public hearings will be scheduled came more than a year and a half after transportation officials unveiled their preferred option,…