This new bike plan, spearheaded by the city of Providence and Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. (VHB), an engineering firm headquartered in Waltham, Mass., is being funded with a $33,000 challenge grant from the state...
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Video: One day on RIPTA
One day on RIPTA, each dot is a bus. We need more dots.
Transportation Issues Daily: President Proposes $50 Billion for Infrastructure
President Obama has resurrected his proposal to invest $50 billion in infrastructure and wants it included in the fiscal cliff deal. Republicans were immediately critical of the proposal.
PBN: URI looking to expand Providence presence
The University of Rhode Island plans to increase its presence in the state's capital city, according to President David M. Dooley, as part of a strategy to better prepare its students for success as well as help Rhode...
Chicago Transit Authority Holiday Train
The Chicago Transit Authority's Holiday Train started its month-long tour of that city yesterday.
RIPTA Time Lapse Video of Kennedy Plaza
Kennedy Plaza Time Lapse Video: This time lapse video of Kennedy Plaza was taken from a window in City Hall on November 1, 2012. It shows activity in the Plaza from 3:00 to 5:30 PM, condensed to fit within a two and a...
MBTA introduces mTicket, but not for us (yet)
The MBTA's new mobile Commuter Rail ticketing app, mTicket, launched today, but only on Commuter Rail lines out of North Station.
Streetfilms looks at New Yorker’s getting back to business with limited transport
NYC has suffered greatly post superstorm Sandy. While we still have a long ways to go, people are starting to go back to work and venture out of their homes.
Amtrak service restoration plan
Amtrak will provide modified Northeast Regional service between Boston and New Haven, Conn., and between Newark, N.J., and points south, on Thursday, November 1.
Recycling/Trash collection resume tomorrow, Amtrak does not
Recycling and trash collection in Providence resumes tomorrow, however the schedule has been modified as follows:
RIPTA Service information for today, October 30, 2012
RIPTA has detours in place today on Routes 14 and 66 due to issues related to Hurricane Sandy. The RIde Program is suspended except for vital medical trips. RIPTA warns to expect minor delays on all routes.
Wicked Local Westport: Creating an interstate public transit partnership
When it comes to providing public transit to Tiverton, Rhode Island officials may be reinventing the wheel instead of expanding the spokes that are already there.
Mass.gov: MassDOT Goal – Triple Travel by Bicycle, Transit, Walking
MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey today in Springfield announced a statewide mode shift goal of tripling the share of travel in Massachusetts by bicycling, transit and walking. With the mode shift goal MassDOT...
RIPTA Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA)
RIPTA is seeking public input on their Comprehensive Operational Analysis. So far they’ve collected 10,000 surveys of riders by sending surveyors out to ride every route in their system. They also have an online...
In Seattle, Amazon plans to buy a streetcar and fund shorter headways
Seattle Streetcar, image ericnvntr The Seattle Transit Blog reports that Amazon.com, which is building a shiny new headquarters complex in Downtown Seattle, plans to buy that city a new streetcar vehicle for service on...
Air Quality Alert Day – August 31, 2012 – Free RIPTA
Air Quality Alert – Health Advisory August 30, 2012 The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will reach unhealthy levels in Rhode Island especially in central and...