Public Information Meeting Held March 5, 2018:

A third public information session was held to share final design plans for the DTC corridor prior to the start of construction in mid-2018. View Presentation or View Presentation Boards.

Flyover of the DTC Corridor

Watch this flyover of the DTC corridor which highlights DTC station locations (in light blue), dedicated bus lanes (in red) and bike lanes (in green). These plans are based on preliminary design and may be updated as we move towards construction.

Public Meeting Held 05.09.17

A second public information session was held in May 2017 to present design concepts for the DTC that will now advance into engineering. Six station locations were identified, along with dedicated bus lanes in certain segments. This meeting was jointly held with the City of Providence and included discussion of potential long term concepts for continuing to transform Kennedy Plaza as an active civic space while accommodating RIPTA buses. VIEW PRESENTATION

Public Meeting Held 12.06.16

We held our first public information session in December 2016 to introduce the project to local residents and other stakeholders and to get input on the type of passenger amenities desired along the corridor. VIEW PRESENTATION

TransitCenter

TransitCenter, a foundation supporting transit leadership across the US visited Providence in February 2018 and highlighted the benefits of the anticipated DTC corridor on its national blog. Click here to read the post.

March 2018 Public Meeting

RIPTA held a public meeting on March 5th to give RIPTA riders, downtown residents and local business owners an opportunity to learn more about the DTC.

Final Design is Underway

We are working to finalize final design plans and to prepare for the start of DTC construction in the spring of 2018.

Jarrett Walker Tours DTC Route

Jarrett Walker, an internationally renowned transit planning consultant toured the DTC route in March 2017, then reported on his blog “…it solves two urgent downtown problems at once. It provides the attractive and legible very-frequent spine that makes so many American urbanists want streetcars, but it also solves the problem of getting major bus line through downtown, so that the whole city benefits. It’s an excellent project with relevance to many US downtowns. I encourage you to follow its progress.”

Conceptual Design is Underway

Project engineers are working to lay out design concepts for stations and other amenities in the corridor. Please check back soon, as proposed concepts will be posted to the website as they are developed.