RIPTA expands Flex On Demand pilot to northern Aquidneck Island

PBN Staff

04/29/2026

Group in front Flex angled 2 — STANDING IN front of a Flex van from left are Erin Donovan-Boyle, CEO and president of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce; Christopher Durand, R.I. Public Transit Authority CEO; Sen. Louis P. DiPalma, D-Middletown; Sen. Dawn Euer, D-Newport; Rep. Terri Cortvriend, D-Middletown; and Mary A. McDowell, Portsmouth Town Council member. / COURTESY R.I. PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has expanded its Flex On Demand pilot service to include northern Aquidneck Island, the state agency announced Wednesday. The expanded area in the 231 Flex Zone, which serves Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth, will include major employers like Raytheon and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, as well as residential

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