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September 28, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 21 (Reservoir/Garden City) on Sunday, October 25, 2015 in order to accommodate the Hot On Your Heels 5K. The detour will be in effect from 7:45am to 11am on October 25, 2015. The route will detour as follows: Route 21 (Reservoir/Garden City) Inbound trips will travel […]
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September 28, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all regular fixed-route buses and trolleys on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Monday, October 12, 2015 in observance of Columbus Day, an official state holiday. RIde and Flex Services The statewide RIde Program will operate only ADA trips on Monday, October 12, 2015. The Flex Service reservation […]
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September 22, 2015
Acting quickly in response to concerns raised by Providence community members, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and Lamar Advertising today removed bus shelter advertisements which featured automatic firearms as part of an ad for a security company. Providence resident H. Philip West Jr., wrote RIPTA officials yesterday evening to express his concern about […]
Learn moreRIPTA to Detour Route 55 (Admiral/Prov College) to Accommodate Friar 5K on Saturday, October 3, 2015
Press Releases
September 22, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 55 (Admiral/Providence College) on Saturday, October 3, 2015 in order to accommodate the Providence College Friar 5K. The detour will be in effect from 8:30am to 11am on October 3, 2015. The route will detour as follows: Route 55 (Admiral/ Providence College) Inbound trips will travel […]
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September 17, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour four routes in Providence on Saturday, September 19, 2015, while the East Side Tunnel is closed for routine maintenance and repair work. Routes 1, 35, 78, and 92 will be detoured from 6 am until 6 pm. The detours for Routes 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit), 35 (Rumford), 78 […]
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September 14, 2015
Following reports that a driver for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) refused to move a bus at the direction of Providence Police who were responding to an accident scene on Saturday, September 12, RIPTA officials Monday described the driver’s behavior as “absolutely unacceptable.” “It is clearly understood that any and all RIPTA employees […]
Learn moreSeptember 11, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold its third round of community meetings to solicit feedback from the public on its fare study. In these sessions, RIPTA will present several fare proposals for consideration. This is an opportunity for passengers to provide feedback on these proposals and to help RIPTA determine which changes […]
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September 8, 2015
Ray Studley, CEO of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), and Board Chairman Mayor Scott Avedisian will be at Kennedy Plaza early on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, to ride to school with some of the thousands of Providence public school students who rely on RIPTA to get them to their classes. They will be […]
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September 3, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit) to accommodate the Hope Street Fall Festival. The detour will be in effect beginning at 11:00am on Sunday, September 20, 2015 until 7:00pm that day. The following route detour will be in effect on September 20, 2015: Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit): Inbound trips will […]
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