Press Releases
December 7, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is partnering with WBRU for its Annual Toy Drive to benefit the West End Community Center (WECC) in Providence. The public is invited to donate new, unwrapped toys to the less fortunate children enrolled in WECC’s programs. Toys can be dropped off now through December 21, 2016 at the […]
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December 5, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will adjust service on Route 210 Kingston Flex , URI Ram Line, and on the URI Hill Climber due to class scheduling and winter break at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Beginning Wednesday, December 14, 2016, RIPTA will run abbreviated service on the URI Ram Line and […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will adjust service on Routes 50 (Douglas/Bryant University), 55 (Admiral/Prov College) and 60 (Providence/Newport) due to class scheduling and winter breaks at local colleges and universities. RIPTA will reinstate the late night service on January 25, 2017. RIPTA will suspend service the following trips beginning Thursday, December 22, […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will implement winter service changes effective December 26, 2016. RIPTA makes regular service adjustments several times a year in response to seasonal changes and/or passenger use. 2016 Winter Service Changes These annual changes include route restructuring, as well as rescheduling for better on-time performance. For many routes, […]
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November 28, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all fixed-route services on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Monday, January 16, 2017 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Also on Monday, Flex Services will not be available, except for Route 210 (Kingston Flex Service), which will run on the Sunday schedule from 10am […]
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November 28, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour fourteen bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, December 4, 2016 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, 66, 78, 92 East and the R-Line will be […]
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November 28, 2016
Construction work to repair and improve the exterior passenger and pedestrian area at the Newport Transportation and Visitors Center is scheduled to begin within the next several weeks, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today. RIPTA’s Board of Directors voted last week to award the construction contract to Tower Construction Corporation of Cranston, […]
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November 23, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and the City of Providence are hosting a community meeting to provide an initial overview of plans for a high-frequency transit corridor in downtown Providence. The meeting is also intended to solicit ideas and public input on the project. The transit corridor will connect the Providence Amtrak/MBTA Station […]
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November 21, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will honor Rosa Parks, an African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus. Thursday, December 1, 2016, marks the 61ST anniversary of her act of courage and civil disobedience on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. To pay tribute to Rosa Parks and the […]
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