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WEBSep 6, 2024 · News - RIPTA. Connecting Rhode Island: RIPTA Launches Metro Connector Study to Explore Faster, Expanded Transit Access. Press Releases. September 12, 2024.
RIPTA, State, and Local Officials Celebrate Completion of …
WEB1 day ago · September 20, 2024 Press Releases . $1.8 Million Project Improves Transit Accessibility and Rider Experience. Governor McKee, members of the State’s Congressional delegation and General Assembly, municipal leaders, and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) gathered today to celebrate the completion of the $1.8 Million Bus Stop Enhancement Project at the Community College of Rhode ...
RIPTA News Alert
WEBPress Releases. It is with a heavy heart RIPTA acknowledges that an incident onboard Route 60 Outbound, which occurred early this morning, resulted in the death of one of our passengers. At present, there is an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by the Portsmouth Police Department.
‘It is time’: Ruggerio calls on RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian to resign
WEBFeb 17, 2023 · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Senate President Dominick Ruggerio is calling on R.I. Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian to step down immediately, saying the quasi-public agency has been...
RIPTA bus hub one step closer to reality, much to riders’ dismay
WEBJan 31, 2024 · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is pushing forward with plans to build a brand new downtown transit center in the capital city. RIPTA’s Board of...
RIPTA funding request tabled as board divides over how to run …
WEBApr 13, 2023 · PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority faces a looming budget crisis and now a split within its governing board over whether the bus agency is being run properly.
Internal projections: Hundreds of layoffs, drastic service cuts if ...
WEBApr 13, 2023 · PROVIDENCE — RIPTA projects laying off 400 employees, about half the workforce, and drastically cutting service, if the state doesn’t act to address its fiscal challenges.
RIPTA to begin contractor negotiations on development of new …
WEBAug 23, 2023 · The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s (RIPTA) board of directors on Wednesday unanimously voted to negotiate a contract with Next Wave Partners — a consortium of a number of Rhode Island-based companies — to construct a multi-use transit center in downtown Providence, replacing the current hub at Kennedy Plaza.
RIPTA exploring new ways to connect RI communities - Yahoo
WEB1 day ago · 444 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 1st Floor Conference Room. RIPTA says the public meetings will be accessible to people with disabilities and limited English proficiency. Translation and ...
RIPTA wants to hear from riders and residents on where a ... - Yahoo News
WEB5 days ago · In addition to convincing federal officials to provide capital funding, and state leaders to help close RIPTA's ongoing operating deficit, the agency will also need to convince local officials...