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State solicits private developers for downtown transit hub proposal

Government 05/12/2022

PROVIDENCE – The proposal to open a new, indoor transit hub on the edge of the I-195 Redevelopment District is finally advancing from vision...

Cheers and fears as U.S. ends mask mandates for travel

Government 04/19/2022

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 touts benefits of new downtown bus hub in first community...

Government 02/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – After outrage over the lack of public input on a prior downtown transit proposal, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority stressed the...

RIDOT announces upcoming hearings on downtown bus hub

Economic Activity 02/10/2022

PROVIDENCE – Critics who decried the lack of public input over a state agency's plans to overhaul the downtown Providence transit system will finally...

AG demands records on RIPTA data breach

Government 02/03/2022

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

Economic Activity 01/14/2022

PROVIDENCE - Amid recent community debate over bike lanes and bus-hub improvements in the capital city, Gov. Daniel J. McKee is stressing the importance...

RIPTA gets $900,000 grant to help develop transit corridor

Government 11/22/2021

PROVIDENCE (AP) – The R.I. Public Transit Authority is getting a $900,000 federal boost to develop plans for a high-capacity transit corridor to connect...

RIPTA hampered by communication problems caused by ‘cybersecurity issue’

Government 08/11/2021

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has been plagued by communication and computer problems following a cybersecurity incident that occurred late last week. RIPTA...

Bathroom dispute highlights uncertainty about Kennedy Plaza’s future

Coronavirus 06/18/2021

The public bathrooms in Kennedy Plaza have become the latest touchstone over what should happen at the transit hub in downtown Providence. Closed to the...