Tag: Ripta
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...
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...
Five questions with Jan Brodie
Jan Brodie | Executive director, The Pawtucket Foundation
1. What is the model for the transit-oriented development district around the commuter rail station expected in...
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...














