November 28, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is hosting its Annual Toy Drive to benefit the West End Community Center (WECC) in Providence. The public is invited to donate a new, non-violent, unwrapped toy to the less fortunate children enrolled in WECC’s programs. Toys can be dropped off now through December 14, 2018 at the West […]
Learn moreNovember 26, 2018
How can public transportation best serve Rhode Island in the future? That is the question that will be addressed by the State’s first Transit Master Plan, which is a joint effort by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and the Division of Statewide Planning. The first opportunity […]
Learn moreNovember 19, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all fixed-route services on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Thursday, November 22, 2018 in observance of Thanksgiving Day, an official state holiday. Photo ID and Ticket Sales Offices Closed on November 22ND RIPTA offices, including the Ticket Sales Office in Kennedy Plaza, will not be staffed on […]
Learn moreNovember 16, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that the Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center will be closed on Sunday, November 18, 2018 from 6am to 7pm for maintenance work. The building will reopen on Monday, November 19, 2018 For more information on schedules or other RIPTA services, passengers can call 781-9400 or visit ripta.com.
Learn moreNovember 6, 2018
Due to construction obstructions at the Providence VA Medical Center, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 56 (Chalkstone Avenue) beginning immediately until further notice. Route 56 trips will not service the Providence VA Medical Center until further notice. Passengers will be picked up and dropped off on Chalkstone Avenue instead.
Learn moreOctober 31, 2018
State Poet Laureate Tina Cane and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) are putting out a call for poetry submissions as they work together to expand the impact of “Poetry in Motion, RI.” Based on a program that was started in 1992 as a collaboration between New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and […]
Learn moreOctober 30, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour eighteen bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, December 2, 2018 in order to accommodate the Downtown Jingle 5K Road Race. Bus Routes 1, 3, 6, 17, 19, 20, 22, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 60, 78, 92 East and the R-Line will be detoured […]
Learn moreOctober 30, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all fixed-route bus service on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in observance of Christmas Day and Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in observance of New Year’s Day. The following service changes will also occur for both holidays: Flex Services, including Rte. 210 Kingston Flex […]
Learn moreOctober 18, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is partnering with Ocean State Job Lot and iHeart Radio for their annual Stuff A Bus Food Drive to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The public is invited to help Stuff A Bus by donating nonperishable food items such as canned goods and boxed cereal. RIPTA will be collecting […]
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