Tag: R.I. Public Transit Authority
East Side Bus Tunnel project gets $904K federal grant
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jack F. Reed announced $903,870 in federal funding for the R.I. Public Transit Authority to improve the East Side Bus Tunnel...
Business resumes in R.I., Bristol County, Mass., after third nor’easter
PROVIDENCE – Business as usual is returning to the area after Tuesday’s nor’easter dumped at least a foot of snow in some communities, keeping...
Storm continues as region shuts down, with scattered power outages
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass., residents are now breaking out the shovels and snow blowers to start digging out from this...
Raimondo, state officials urge safety as latest nor’easter commences
PROVIDENCE — Calling it a “very serious storm,” Gov. Gina M. Raimondo addressed the media at the R.I. Emergency Management Agency in Cranston Tuesday...
Transit report pitches improving PVD-BOS train service as part of commuter...
PROVIDENCE – In a regional rail report conducted for metropolitan Boston by TransitMatters, the organization recommended upgrades that would reduce the transit time from...
RIPTA awards contract to update and streamline fare collection
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has awarded a contract to Innovations In Transportation Inc., of Virginia, to update and streamline RIPTA’s fare...
The Ocean State has seen the damage storms can cause. So...
(Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series exploring Rhode Island's vulnerability to coastal flooding and what businesses, property owners and local...
As R.I. digs out and gets back to business, bitter cold...
PROVIDENCE – As streets were cleared Friday, Rhode Island and the rest of the Northeast are facing frigid temperatures and strong winds following the...
State, RIPTA need to step up on transit
With the latest “vision” for Kennedy Plaza, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza joins a long list of people who have come up with ideas...
RIPTA to offer free rides to low-income seniors, persons with disabilities
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced on Wednesday that starting on Saturday, July 1, passengers enrolled in RIPTA’s reduced-fare buss pass program,...
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