Tag: R.I. Public Transit Authoriity
Officials mark opening of Pawtucket-Central Falls train, bus station
PAWTUCKET – Plans to make Pawtucket a public transportation destination with a new commuter rail and bus stop are chugging along.
Federal and state officials...
Community groups call for state to quit stalling on bicycle, transit...
PROVIDENCE – Advocates are pressuring state leaders to put the pedal to the metal on expanding public transit and bicycle paths across the state.
Nearly...
$7M Kennedy Plaza pavilion proposal puts poultry front and center
PROVIDENCE - A fast-casual chicken joint named after the patron saint of poultry could be coming to Kennedy Plaza.
St. Gall Rotisserie, from the owners...
RIPTA cuts bus trips amid driver shortage
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority is cutting the number of daily trips on certain bus routes because they don’t have enough drivers.
The...
R.I. seeks $5M federal grant for safer streets
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is asking for $5 million in federal funding to help make streets safer to drive, walk or cycle on.
The grant...
RIPTA starts construction of $7M electric bus charging station
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has slowly started switching its fleet to electric buses.
Soon, it will also have a place to charge...
RIDOT announces upcoming hearings on downtown bus hub
PROVIDENCE – Critics who decried the lack of public input over a state agency's plans to overhaul the downtown Providence transit system will finally...
RIPTA to bus riders: Paper passes won’t work starting Jan. 15
PROVIDENCE – The state’s public transit system is going paperless, the R.I. Public Transit Authority announced on Monday.
Starting Jan. 15, paper passes of any...
RIPTA slated to receive roughly $105M from federal relief bill
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive approximately $104.6 million from the federal government as part of its $2 trillion deal being...
Grow Smart RI to host June forum on transit-oriented development
PROVIDENCE – The smart-growth nonprofit Grow Smart Rhode Island will host a forum in June on “Making Transit-Oriented Development Work for Rhode Island.”
The June...
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