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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) provides public transportation, primarily buses, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The main hub of the RIPTA system is Kennedy Plaza, a large bus terminal in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Average daily ridership as of the third quarter of 2024 is 41,900. [2]
[1] [3] The trackless trolley system in Providence was dismantled in the mid-1950s, the last route closing on June 24, 1955. [3]: 92 In 2018, US Senator Jack Reed (RI-D) toured the tunnel with RIPTA officials, and announced a $903,000 federal grant for planning repairs and improvements to the heavily-used transit structure. [4]
This route was a combination of the old routes 11 and 99. Operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), it is the agency's first rapid bus route, and the second such system to open in New England (after the MBTA Silver Line). After several years of planning and construction, R-Line service began on June 21, 2014. [1]
Providence, RI February 20, 1981 Amtrak service moved to Providence station (on a new alignment 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north) in 1986; MBTA service to Providence resumed in 1988 using the new station.
Kennedy Plaza, formerly Exchange Place, Exchange Terrace, or City Hall Park, is a rectangular public square that occupies a central portion of Downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Since the mid 19th century, the plaza has served as a civic and transportation hub. [1]
The relative level of state funding for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has been significantly below that of most other states in our region, despite Rhode Island being the second most ...
Pages in category "Transportation in Providence, Rhode Island" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
In 1970 the Rhode Island Department of Transportation was created by statutory authority in PL 1970, chapter 111 (RIGL §42-13-1) in order to bring together in one department all responsibilities relating to transportation. The newly formed Department of Transportation took over the functions of the Department of Public Works, the Registry of ...