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July 7, 2015

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold community meetings and an open house to solicit feedback from the public for the authority’s  transit fare study.   This is an […]

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June 25, 2015

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will waive the roundtrip fare on all service to South County Beaches on Route 66 (URI/Galilee) on Sunday, July 26, 2015 in celebration […]

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June 23, 2015

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 92 (RI College/Federal Hill/East Side) to accommodate the Abbondanza Di Alfa Romeo Dining Event. The detour will be in effect […]

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June 23, 2015

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will run a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Saturday, July 4, 2015, in observance of the Fourth of July.   The Sunday/Holiday schedule will apply […]

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June 23, 2015

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour three routes in Providence on Saturday, August 8, 2015 all day and night to accommodate AS220’s Annual Foo Fest.  Empire Street […]

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June 17, 2015

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twelve bus routes in the Providence area on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in order to accommodate the RI Pride Parade.  Routes […]

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June 15, 2015

With the continued fluctuation of gas prices, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that it will join with other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in the […]

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June 11, 2015

Providence, Rhode Island, June 11, 2015 – The arrival of warm, muggy weather has prompted the RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to call an Air Quality Alert (AQA) for today, […]

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June 9, 2015

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 3 (Warwick Ave.) on Saturday, June 13, 2015 to accommodate the Gaspee Days Parade. The detour will be in effect […]

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