October 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 […]
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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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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour six bus routes in the Pawtucket area on Thursday, November 22, 2018 in order to accommodate the Turkey Trot 5K. Bus routes 1, 71, 72, 75, 78, and R-Line will be detoured from 9am to 12pm. Roosevelt Avenue will be closed during this time. The following […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour seven bus routes to accommodate the Providence Winter Festival. The East Approach Trolley Pavilion will be closed to traffic on all day and night on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 2018. Routes 27, 28, 49, 56, 57, 60 and 62 will be detoured beginning […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Routes 1, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 30, 31, 58 and 92 West in Providence on Friday, November 30, 2018 to accommodate Providence City Hall’s Christmas Tree Lighting. Routes will be detoured from 5pm until 6pm; Dorrance Street in front of City Hall will be closed […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour seven bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in order to accommodate the Monster Dash 5K Road Race. This road race course will take runners through RIPTA’s historic bus tunnel. Routes 35, 60 and 78 will be detoured from 8:00am until […]
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