Tag: Ripta
RIPTA, Pennrose partner on transit services for affordable housing residents
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has formed a unique partnership with a developer to help residents of affordable housing access transportation.
Pennrose...
RIPTA launches first in-line electric bus charging station in Northeast
CRANSTON – As the R.I. Public Transit Authority moves to meet its clean energy goals, the statewide transportation agency earlier this month celebrated the...
RIPTA to avoid service reductions
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority is scrapping bus route reductions previously slated to go into effect later this month, the agency announced...
RIPTA identifies Parcel 35 as possible location for bus hub in...
It’s official: A 2.15-acre lot in Providence’s I-195 Redevelopment District is among the contenders for the R.I. Public Transit Authority's new bus depot to...
Free bus services underway in southeastern Mass.
NEW BEDFORD – For those who rely on the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority bus route for transportation, the $1.50 fare typically collected per ride...
RIPTA selects construction and design partner for Providence bus hub
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has selected a construction and design partner to move forward on its planned downtown bus hub.
RIPTA's board...
Would you consider taking a bus to work if its availability...
The R.I. Public Transit Authority says it is facing a projected $40 million shortfall for next fiscal year. It’s new board chairman, R.I. Department...
Amid budget shortfall, only new riders can save RIPTA
One month into Peter Alviti’s tenure as board chairman of the R.I. Public Transit Authority, it is clear that change is coming.
Whether he’s right...
RIPTA’s R-Line fare-free program ending after monthlong extension
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority says it's extending the R-Line fare-free pilot program for another month to give passengers sufficient time to...
Providence, RIPTA to ramp up downtown law enforcement
PROVIDENCE- The city and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced a plan to reallocate $100,000 initially slated for private security toward increasing police...
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