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RIPTA board approves revised service cuts

BUS RIDERS LINE UP recently at Kennedy Plaza in Providence to board the R.I. Public Transit Authority bus on Route 31 to Cranston Street. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PROVIDENCE – After months of public outcry against service cuts, the R.I Public Transit Authority board on Thursday voted nearly unanimously to approve a proposal reducing the frequency of rides along 40 “lower-ridership” routes. The statewide public transportation agency, facing a $10 million operating deficit, will also enact a plan that involves a multiyear schedule

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