Tag: Ripta
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...
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...
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...
Little Roady test of autonomous travel
A $1.2 million state project is testing what some might view as a radical concept: Using autonomous vehicles – which can operate without human...
Empty seats on Quonset Express
Have you ever been on a bus with nobody on it? It was a lot like that when the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority...
Prov. transit projects should be supported, not undercut
A number of residential and commercial interests have filed suit to stop work on one piece of a series of projects aimed at improving...
RIPTA to launch pilot bus service to Quonset Business Park from...
PROVIDENCE – A pilot program to bring bus service to businesses at Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown from Providence will begin Jan. 22,...
With bus/train station coming, redevelopment focus for Pawtucket, Central Falls must...
More than a decade after it was first discussed, ground was broken for a commuter train and bus station in Pawtucket earlier this month,...
Pawtucket-Central Falls transit hub breaks ground
PAWTUCKET – Back in 2005, the city of Pawtucket began discussions with R.I. Department of Transportation about adding a commuter rail stop. More than...
Reed announces $1.5M for electric buses for RIPTA
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has received $1.5 million in federal funds to purchase new all-electric buses and associated infrastructure, Sen. Jack...
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