The R.I. Public Transit Authority on Aug. 7 postponed voting on proposed service cuts after Gov. Daniel J. McKee urged the agency to draft a better plan to close its $10 million budget gap.
In a letter, McKee told the agency and its vendor “to develop a new proposal – one that balances new revenue strategies with targeted reductions to low-performing routes.” He added that RIPTA’s current proposal “relies too heavily on across-the-board reductions to routes.”
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McKee called for RIPTA to:
• Eliminate or restructure the lowest performing routes.
• Reduce management and administrative expenses.
• Maximize federal funding.
• Implement a fare adjustment, including a fare increase aligned with inflation and a shift toward zone-based pricing, following more than 15 years without a fare change.
McKee said his administration is “open to continuing discussions about identifying additional short-term resources for the agency,” if it follows his suggestions.
