Tag: Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
Electrical bikes hit Providence streets
PROVIDENCE – Over the next few days, you may start to see people buzzing around the city on red electrically-charged bicycles.
Beginning Thursday, electricity-aided bikes...
Climate policy could boost R.I. transportation
Rhode Island’s transition to a “clean-energy” economy can’t happen without addressing the state’s largest and most stubborn source of greenhouse gas emissions: the transportation...
Warwick Mayor Avedisian a finalist for RIPTA CEO
WARWICK – Mayor Scott Avedisian is a finalist for CEO of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, a quasi-state agency that he previously helped...
Newport Gateway Center reopens following storm-resiliency upgrades
NEWPORT – The refurbished Newport Gateway Center has reopened. The intermodal transit hub features a new design that will improve its resiliency in future storms.
Pare Corp., a multidisciplinary...
Philanthropy Calendar, Dec. 8, 2017
If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to Nicole Dotzenrod at nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks...
RIPTA launches ‘Poetry in Motion’ program
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Poet Laureate Tina Cane helped launch the “Poetry in Motion” program in Rhode Island on Sept. 12 in front of...
RIPTA to consolidate bus stops, reduce idling in Kennedy Plaza
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority hopes to improve pedestrian safety and energy efficiency by consolidating bus stops and reducing the amount...
Single Providence transit hub still planned
The movement of Peter Pan and Greyhound bus service in Providence away from Kennedy Plaza to a location across from the Rhode Island Convention...
RIDOT to restart selection process for transit-hub development company
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation will restart the process for selecting a development company to design and construct a long-awaited transit hub...
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