Tag: Scott Avedisian
RIC students will now be able to ride RIPTA buses for...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College students are now able to ride R.I. Public Transit Authority buses for free under an agreement reached between RIC...
RIPTA to add bus trips from PVD to East Bay to...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will offer two more trips on the Route 61X bus line to offer service to commuters who...
Free trial period for Quonset bus service extended through 2019
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Public Transit Authority will extend the free trial service from Providence to Quonset Business Park through the end of the calendar...
Adapt to disruptors – or perish? New players are disrupting a...
Where have all the apartments gone? On Aquidneck Island, and particularly Newport, the listing of an affordable, livable, two-bedroom home now draws a frenzy...
Little Roady Shuttle autonomous vehicle testing underway
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation recently hosted a demonstration of autonomous vehicles at Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown as part of...
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,...
RIPTA gets $3.3M for bus maintenance facility
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority received $3.3 million in federal funds to modernize its infrastructure, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and the U.S....
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...
RIPTA mobile app allows ticket purchases; next up, scanning
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has launched a mobile app, so passengers can buy tickets and passes from their smartphones and show...
R.I. plans to use $14.4M from Volkswagen settlement to fund electric...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s money from the Volkswagen AG diesel fuel emissions scandal settlement will be used to pay for electric buses and to...