Tag: R.I. Public Transit Authority
Five Questions With Patricia Raub
Patricia Raub | Coordinator, Rhode Island Transit Riders
1. What is your concern about the Providence bus hub plan? The R.I. Department of Transportation proposes...
RIPTA to receive $8.9M for fuel-efficient buses
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $8.9 million in federal funds to help the state replace 17 high-mileage busses with more-fuel-efficient...
RIPTA to receive $5M in federal funds for electric-bus acquisitions
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $5.1 million in federal funds to help purchase 15 battery-electric buses, Sen. Jack Reed announced...
RIPTA adds solar panels to 33 buses
PROVIDENCE – Roof-mounted solar panels now top 33 of the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s buses thanks to a partnership with R.I. Commerce Corp. and...
Fill-A-Bus food drive collects over 25K lbs. of food
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The eighth annual Fill-A-Bus Food Drive collected more than 25,000 pounds of food to benefit food pantries in Rhode Island, Ocean...
RIPTA gets $8M from feds for URI, CCRI bus hubs and...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has been allocated $8 million in federal funds for bus hubs and to purchase new buses, Sen....
Don’t try to satisfy everyone with downtown transit plan
In trying to serve all interests with its plan to create multiple bus hubs in downtown Providence, the R.I. Department of Transportation is in...
Transit advocates say pump breaks on downtown busing proposal
The idea of moving buses out of Kennedy Plaza has long been a key component of a centralized transportation hub for Providence. But the...
RIPTA hoping for ridership boost
Anyone who has traveled via subway in Boston understands the appeal of the CharlieCard. Plastic and digitally reloadable, easily found in a wallet, the...
RIC students will now be able to ride RIPTA buses for...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College students are now able to ride R.I. Public Transit Authority buses for free under an agreement reached between RIC...
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