Tag: Cristy Raposo Perry
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...
Audit faults RIPTA for lack of transparency in financial reporting practices
A new report finds Rhode Island’s bus network is out of compliance with the state’s transparency law for quasi-public agencies, including failing to publish online...
RIPTA is considering putting bus hub near Providence train station, again
A final recommendation for the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s new state-of-the-art transit facility will be ready as early as late November, the agency’s interim...
With more bus driver applications coming in, RIPTA avoids service cuts
PROVIDENCE – Facing a budget shortfall of $18 million next fiscal year, decreased ridership and the sudden resignation of its CEO, R.I. Public Transit...
RIPTA identifies Parcel 35 as possible location for bus hub in...
It’s official: A 2.15-acre lot in Providence’s I-195 Redevelopment District is among the contenders for the R.I. Public Transit Authority's new bus depot to...
RIPTA approves contract for Phase 1 of new transit center
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority board of directors on Tuesday approved a $16.9 million contract to Next Wave Partners to begin the...
Free bus services underway in southeastern Mass.
NEW BEDFORD – For those who rely on the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority bus route for transportation, the $1.50 fare typically collected per ride...
McKee: I-195 land being considered for RIPTA terminal site
Does the R.I. Public Transit Authority have a new contender for an improved, centralized bus depot? Gov. Daniel J. McKee certainly thinks so.
State officials...
RIPTA eyes doubling the number of bus shelters
Bus riders could have new, state-of-the art covered bus stops as the R.I. Public Transit Authority eyes replacing – and adding more – bus...
Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center seeing heavy traffic, development interest
The long-awaited Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center is finally here, and many agree it’s been a success so far.
The new transit center – comprised of...
