Tag: Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
RIPTA launches free, seasonal service to Newport tourist points
NEWPORT – Beginning today, visitors and residents have a free, seasonal option to get around Newport's beaches and other tourist destinations.
The new "Hop On,...
Was a federal judge right to void a national mask mandate...
A federal judge in Florida on April 18 voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle...
Cheers and fears as U.S. ends mask mandates for travel
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but...
RIPTA: New downtown bus hub will take ‘no less’ than 3...
PROVIDENCE – Three years is the minimum time the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority says it will take for plans to build a new,...
RIPTA launches free bus service out of Central Falls
CENTRAL FALLS - Public transit riders out of Central Falls can take the bus for free under a state pilot program that started Monday.
Gov....
RIPTA touts benefits of new downtown bus hub in first community...
PROVIDENCE – After outrage over the lack of public input on a prior downtown transit proposal, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority stressed the...
RIPTA riders say Kennedy Plaza remains best option for downtown bus...
PROVIDENCE - An indoor transit center on Dorrance Street has been widely viewed as the most popular plan to replace the aging, and at...
AG demands records on RIPTA data breach
PROVIDENCE – The state’s top legal officer is ordering the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare to turn over documents showing what they...
McKee touts strategy for downtown bus hub project in transportation forum
PROVIDENCE - Amid recent community debate over bike lanes and bus-hub improvements in the capital city, Gov. Daniel J. McKee is stressing the importance...
ACLU demands answers about transit agency data breach
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is demanding more answers about a data breach at the state's public bus...
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