All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Thursday, July 18th, 2013. All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Thursday, July 18th...
Category - Transportation
Interim pedestrian safety improvement at LaSalle Square
From the Mayor’s Facebook page: The City completed traffic changes to the intersection of Empire and Fountain Streets earlier today. Motor vehicle traffic proceeding from Empire Street is now required to use the...
Barry Schiller: Providence Planning Hosts Meeting on Kennedy Plaza, Downtown Circulation
[alert type=”warning”]Barry Schiller, a retired Rhode Island College math professor, is a long-time member of the State Planning Council’s Transportation Advisory Committee. He also was on the RIPTA...
Air Quality Alert – Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Let’s do this again tomorrow; all regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Tuesday, June 25th, 2013. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting...
Air Quality Alert Day – Monday, June 24, 2013
Air Quality Alert means free RIPTA fixed route service on Monday, June 24, 2013. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will reach unhealthy levels in all of Rhode Island...
The Valley Breeze: Momentum building for Pawtucket train station
Development of a future commuter rail station in the city’s Barton Street neighborhood, once little more than a dream, is now a good possibility within the next few years, said state officials last week. City...
Pawtucket Commuter Rail Station Public Meeting – June 13, 2013
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and the City of Pawtucket invite members of the community to a Public Meeting on Thursday June 13, 2013, to learn more about the Pawtucket Commuter Rail Station...
Providence streetcar back on track
In late 2009 then Mayor David Cicilline unveiled the Metro Transit Study, calling for the return of streetcars to Providence. In the intervening years, the Core Connector study has looked at the possibilities for doing...
Rapid bus, other initiatives, coming to RIPTA
RIPTA CEO Raymond Studley speaking at a June 10th press conference in Burnside Park. Yesterday, RIPTA held a press conference in Burnside Park to announce transportation initiatives scheduled to take effect over the...
RFP for art bus shelters
The City and RIPTA are requesting proposals for bus shelter art installations along the North Main and Broad Street R-Line rapid bus route. Details on the RFP from the City: The City of Providence Department of Art...
Don’t Slash RIPTA
Don’t Slash RIPTA
Via: Rhode Island Coalition for Transportation Choices
Acela trains at Kingston Station
Acela trains traveling through Kingston Station.
RIPTA Air Quality Alert Day – Friday, May 31, 2013
It was so much fun today, let’s do it again tomorrow!
RIPTA Air Quality Alert Day tomorrow, May 31, 2013. All RIPTA regular fixed-routes – excluding special services – will be free.
RIPTA Air Quality Alert Day – Thursday, May 30, 2013
Here we go summer…
RIPTA Air Quality Alert Day tomorrow, May 30, 2013. All RIPTA regular fixed-routes – excluding special services – will be free.
Worcester opens new bus hub
Photo from Worcester Telegram & Gazette Worcester, Mass. has opened their new bus hub at the city’s Union Station. The hub connects local WRTA buses to intercity buses, Amtrak, and MBTA commuter rail and...
New York City Bike Share
New York City launched their bike share program, Citi Bike on Monday.
Washington State DOT I-5 bridge collapse photos
The Washington State DOT has a collection of photos of the aftermath of last week’s I5 bridge collapse on their Flickr page.
Bike to Work Day: RIPTA Rack n’ Ride
This morning at Bike to Work Day, Peter from RIPTA showed us how the Rack n' Ride on the buses works.