Tag: Chris Durand
Proposed FY 2027 state budget closes RIPTA funding gap after months...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will see its projected funding gap addressed under the proposed fiscal year 2027 state budget, resolving a...
RIPTA lands $25M federal grant to purchase new hybrid buses
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has received a $25 million federal grant through the Low or No Emission Grant Program to acquire...
RIPTA gets $500K to boost ridership, support climate goals
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has received more than $500,000 in new state funding as part of a broader push to improve...
RIPTA board approves revised service cuts
PROVIDENCE – After months of public outcry against service cuts, the R.I Public Transit Authority board on Thursday voted nearly unanimously to approve a...
Be heard on bus funding before it’s too late
Too busy running or managing your own business to pay attention to the public debate over $10 million in proposed budget cuts to the...
RIPTA gets budget assist from House but not enough to close...
PROVIDENCE – Smith Hill lawmakers on Tuesday released a plan to address nearly half of the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s more than $30 million...
RIPTA launches first in-line electric bus charging station in Northeast
CRANSTON – As the R.I. Public Transit Authority moves to meet its clean energy goals, the statewide transportation agency earlier this month celebrated the...
Durand appointed interim RIPTA CEO
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority board of directors on Tuesday unanimously accepted the resignation of CEO Scott Avedisian.
Avedisian submitted his resignation letter...
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