RIPTA Now Offering $100 Per Person Monthly Subsidy to Vanpool Participants in Rhode Island
So, what is a vanpool?A vanpool consists of a group of commuters who work similar hours and who travel similar routes. For example, it could be eight people who all live in western Cranston and work in businesses at Quonset Business Park. The participants sign up to lease a comfortable, late-model van or SUV provided by Commute with Enterprise.The participants decide if they will have a primary driver or rotate driving responsibilities. They also decide the daily route and the times that the van arrives
Federal and State Officials Join RIPTA and City of Providence in Celebrating the Reopening of the Historic East Side Tunnel Following Extensive Renovations
(L-R):Eric Papetti, Director of Planning and Program Development, Federal Transit Administration; House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi; Christopher Durand, RIPTA Interim Chief Executive Officer; U.S. Senator Jack Reed; U.S. Representative Gabe Amo; and City of Providence Mayor Brett SmileyThe Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) gathered today with members of the State’s Congressional delegation, the City of Providence and the Federal Transit Administration to announce the completion of renovations
Statement from RIPTA interim CEO Christopher Durand on the Providence Transit Center
It is a pivotal time for transit and for the state. We are working hard every day to ensure that RIPTA is more responsive to the needs of all Rhode Islanders. We’ve invested heavily in our workforce development program to resolve our long-standing driver shortage. I am happy to announce that we have overcome our previous staffing shortage and are now focused on aggressively implementing service improvements that will make the system more reliable and attractive to all. We are focused on enhancing
