Wednesday, March 6, 2013
RIPTA holds its final pubic hearing in Barrington on changes proposed to overcome a multimillion-dollar deficit; all 3 routes in E.P. could change.
RIPTA is considering changes to all three bus routes in East Providence, including Rumford and Riverside, to help overcome a multimillion-dollar deficit. It will be looking for feedback tonight in Barrington on those proposed changes at the final public hearing scheduled on its review of transit services – known as a Comprehensive Operational Analysis. The public hearing will run from 6 to 8 pm in the public library on County Road next to the Barrington Town Hall. "As part of this study, RIPTA has been working to identify the strengths and weaknesses of our bus system, and to determine where we might redirect resources to better serve our customers and attract more riders to our network," according to Mark Therrien, AGM of Planning at …
Monday, March 4, 2013
The RI Pubic Transit Authority has set up a Wednesday hearing in Barrington Public Library to get feedback on proposed bus service changes, including bus routes in Rumford, East Providence and Riverside.
The final public hearing on proposed changes to Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) service will be held in the Barrington Public Lbrary on Wednesday night, March 6. The hearing will run from 6 to 8 pm. It is set up to gather feedback on RIPTA’s statewide review of transit services -- deemed a Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA). That review could eliminate routes to overcome a multi-million dollar deficit. The COA, for instance, is looking at changes to all three routes in East Providence, including Rumford and Riverside. "As part of this study, RIPTA has been working to identify the strengths and weaknesses of our bus system, and to determine where we might redirect resources to better serve our customers and attract more …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The suspect, Christopher James, was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Second District Court.
A Providence man, arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly stabbing a Portsmouth woman on a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) bus, was arraigned this afternoon in Second District Court. Christopher R. James, 46, who has a last-known address of 207 Rhodes St., Providence, was charged with first-degree domestic murder, according to WPRO. He did not enter a plea at his arraignment, according to the article. He is also being held without bail pending a hearing, reports The Providence Journal. The Journal also released the identity of the victim despite investigators withholding this information pending family notification. At 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, Portsmouth police were called to the overlook on West Main Road near …
Police were seen boarding a RIPTA passenger bus early Wednesday morning on West Main Road near Carnegie Tower; suspect is a Providence man with extensive criminal record.
A Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) passenger was stabbed to death early Wednesday morning on a bus in Portsmouth, reports WPRI.com. The suspect is a Providence man with an extensive criminal record. Several early commuters drove by the RIPTA bus, which was seen stopped at 6:15 a.m. on West Main Road near the overlook at Lehigh Terrace. "On Feb. 27, at approximately 6:15 a.m. Portsmouth police were called to the area of West Main Road near Willow Lane in regards to a reported stabbing that occurred on a RIPTA bus," according to a release issued by Portsmouth police. "When police arrived on scene, they learned that a 46-year-old female resident of Portsmouth had been stabbed by a male passenger shortly after she boarded the bus…
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The air quality warning has been issued for Rhode Island.
It's not summer in Rhode Island without an ozone alert day. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is predicting air quality will reach unhealthy levels Tuesday in most of the state, according to a news release. Regular RIPTA bus services will be free Tuesday, according to the DEM announcement. The Department of Health warns these unhealthy levels of ozone can cause throat irritation, coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, increased susceptibility to respiratory infection and aggravation of asthma/other respiratory ailments – all worsened by exercise and heavy activity. The children, elderly and people with underlying lung diseases are particularly at risk of suffering from these effects. Avoid these effects by …
Monday, October 3, 2011
Public transit is the service where those who care about the forgotten, underserved and disenfranchised in this society must not back down.
I am tempted to cite statistics that prove the value of public transportation to economic development; to give worker- and student-ridership percentages and the savings those riders realize by taking the bus; to present statistics on how ridership has gone up in recent years despite fare increases, to point out that we will never adequately reduce carbon emissions without robust public-transit systems; to elaborate the health benefits associated with the more active lifestyle of a transit rider and the improved air quality of communities with less congested roadways; et cetera. In a more rational world, these convincing arguments would already have persuaded state leaders to expand Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) service, but…
Average Joe
7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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