Ari Ofsevit and James Aloisi write an open letter to Gov. Raimondo in CommonWealth Magazine in response to her call for express commuter rail service between Providence and Boston.
Category - Transportation
Jef NickersonBarry Schiller: It’s time to re-assess that proposed train station bus hub
Do you remember that in 2014 Rhode Islanders approved a vaguely worded $35 million bus hub transit bond? However, at this point, with that much money at stake, I think our state should re-examine the need for the...
Barry SchillerRIPTA open house on proposed Downtown Providence service changes – September 11, 2017
Kennedy Plaza, Image from RIPTA. Press Release from RIPTA: RIPTA to Hold Open House to Discuss Future Changes to Improve Downtown Providence Bus Service The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is considering...
Greater City ProvidencePBN: The state’s 2012 bet on commuter-rail service has yet to pay off. Is it time to privatize?
Wickford Junction Station, image from RIDOT. “We started a few months ago, doing a deep dive looking into what the MBTA can do, what it can’t do and why,” [RIDOT Director Peter] Alviti said. “Peak periods [are] quite a...
R.I. economy needs investment in modern and efficient transportation infrastructure
Train Station at T.F. Green Airport, photo from RIDOT Last week, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that, from July through the end of the year, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)...
Liam BlankIntermodal Center on Capital Center Commission Design Review Committee Agenda – July 11, 2017
[alert type=”muted”]Design Review Committee of the Capital Center Commission Special Meeting Notice Tuesday, July 11, 2017 – 8am Doorley Municipal Building 444 Westminster Street, 1st Floor Conference...
Free in-state train service, July 3rd through the end of the year
RIDOT is making commuter rail service free for a limited time, beginning on July 3 and running through the end of the year. The promotion will raise awareness of this convenient transit service, encouraging more people...
Kennedy Plaza/Downtown Transit Connector Public Meeting – May 9, 2017
Please join the City of Providence and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority for an update on the Downtown Transit Connector (DTC) – a planned, high-frequency transit corridor in downtown Providence – and an...
Next Stop: Making Transit Work for RI with Jarrett Walker
Last month, Grow Smart Rhode Island invited transportation expert Jarrett Walker to Providence for a transportation forum.
RIPTA Downtown Transit Corridor Public Meeting – December 6, 2016
The corridor, which has the working name of the Downtown Transit Connector (DTC), will create six “station-like” stops between Providence Station and the Hospital District.
WPRI: Construction underway to new commuter rail station
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation kicked off construction Monday morning for the Pawtucket Central Falls Commuter Rail Station.
ProJo: State to fast-track Route 6-10 connector project, abandon surface boulevard
[RIDOT Director] Alviti said the disruption to commuters that a boulevard would create was unacceptable.
What if humans evolved to survive car crashes?
Humans are smart, but we’re also squishy, vulnerable, and prone to putting ourselves in heavy, explosion-powered machines that roll along the ground in excess of 70 miles per hour. In 2014, there were 32,674 car...
PBN: Long-sought Pawtucket-Central Falls commuter rail station gets $13.1M boost
A long-discussed plan to expand passenger rail service to Pawtucket and Central Falls got a boost on Wednesday from a $13.1 million federal TIGER grant which will help build a new commuter rail station here, something...
Rhode Island Assembly, Speeds Approval for Parking Garage, No Money for Commuter Rail Station
In wee-hours of Saturday morning, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed a bill to speed the construction of a parking garage in Providence, but failed to provide funding for a proposed commuter rail station in...
RIPTA Bus Stop Design Guide Public Meetings – June 9, 15, & 20, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is currently developing bus stop design guidelines for use by RIPTA, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, municipalities and others, when roads with RIPTA bus...
ProJo: Pawtucket, Central Falls seeking rail station
The Department of Transportation late last month applied for a $14.5-million federal grant for the project, which would be built between Dexter and Conant Streets and cost an estimated $40 million.
PBN: RIDOT moves up Providence River pedestrian bridge schedule
The process for building a pedestrian bridge connecting the two sides of the Providence River in the I-195 redevelopment district, will move forward this month, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
