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THE STATE of Rhode Island is receiving $60.1 million in federal funding to enhance public transportation across the state, including $4.2 million for the R.I. Public Transit Authority, Rhode Island’s congressional delegation announced Wednesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. gets $60.1M in federal funding for public transportation

Economic Activity 05/08/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $60.1 million in federal funding to enhance public transportation across the state, the state's congressional delegation announced Wednesday. The...

Going green

Executive Poll 01/20/2023

Has your company implemented eco-friendly elements in the workplace to save energy? Yes: 60% No: 20% No, but we’re in the process of implementing them: 20% What eco-friendly...

CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains

Government 05/03/2022

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court...

As life resumes, can we avert traffic congestion?

Coronavirus 06/25/2021

Traffic is so ubiquitous in U.S. cities that until recently, imagining urban life without it meant looking to other nations for examples. Then, in...

5 Questions with Nirva LaFortune, Providence City Councilwoman

5Q 12/06/2019

Nirva LaFortune | City Councilwoman, Providence 1. You’ve been named a winner in the national 2019 New Ideas Challenge of the NewDEAL organization for...

Are you glad to see rentable electric scooters back in Providence?

Government 11/01/2019

Rentable electric scooters are again popping in small groups around downtown Providence and other parts of the city. Two companies have been permitted by the...

Reduction in this year’s TAP funding leads to questions about state’s...

Government 09/06/2019

The recent $37 million cut to funding for the state Transportation Alternative Program has some lawmakers worried that the move sets a precedent that...

Don’t blame Uber for city congestion

Editorial and Op-Ed 08/03/2018

A growing body of research shows that ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft increase rather than reduce congestion. These services, however, account for...

RIDOT HAS ISSUED a RFP for an autonomous transit service between Olneyville and Downtown Providence which it said could fill the transit gap caused by construction on the 6-10 Interchange. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

RIDOT issues RFP for autonomous transit service development

Capital Goods 04/30/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has issued a request for proposals to companies that can design and test and eventually deliver an...