RIPTA Zero Emissions Vehicle Program. In May 2018 the State of Rhode Island announced that approximately $14.4 million of the state’s Volkswagen settlement funds would be used to take important steps toward improving air quality in Rhode Island – including the acquisition of electric buses for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. The state’s plan […]

In September 2017, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and State Poet Laureate Tina Cane launched “Poetry in Motion” for Rhode Island.  The project brings poetry to passengers and the public alike with poems, or excerpts of poems, posted on the digital display boards inside RIPTA buses.  The “Poetry in Motion” initiative started in 1992 […]

For more information on the Downtown Transit Connector, please go to https://www.ripta.com/downtown-transit-connector-new/

NEWPORT GATEWAY CENTER The purpose of the Newport Gateway Center Exterior Repair and Resiliency Project is to restore overhead protection for the hundreds of thousands of people who each year pass through the Newport Gateway intermodal transit and tourist facility on America’s Cup Avenue in Newport.  The project is also intended to make the structure […]

The 2018 Rhode Island Human Services Transportation Coordinated Plan is now available: Executive Summary The Plan What is the Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan? The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires a coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan developed through a local process that includes participation from private, non-profit, and public transportation providers; social service […]

In keeping with federal requirements, RIPTA makes available to the public a “program of projects” detailing federal funding amounts available and how these funds are to be invested in transit projects. This “program of projects” is published as part of the State of Rhode Island’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Members of the public and any […]

Bus stop realignment is an ongoing process at RIPTA. In an effort to preserve the level of service that our riders are accustomed to, RIPTA works to adjust bus stop distances to meet our Service Guidelines, which include trying to provide maximum convenience for customers without slowing routes down with stops placed too closely together. […]

January 2022 RIPTA’s updated State Management Plan is now available. This plan documents policies and procedures for the administration in Rhode Island of four Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant programs: Section 5310, Section 5311, Section 5317, and Section 5339. To learn more about these grant programs and how they are administered in Rhode Island, click […]

Title VI Equity Analysis Fare Study In-Depth Goals Fare Study July Presentation Fare Study Press Release  2015 Project Update May 2015 Fare Study April Presentation Fare Study Existing Conditions Project Updates: Latest update: Fare Study Powerpoint Presentation – October Board Meeting 2015 September 2015 Four fare options are now available for public review. These options […]