🗓️ April 5, 2021 - Transit Authority Has Delivered More Than 10,000 Meals to Clients Governor Dan McKee visited the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) today to thank the Agency and its drivers for assisting Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island throughout the pandemic. RIPTA, which has been using its smaller paratransit vans to help with the deliveries every weekday

🗓️ April 12, 2021 - Survey will be available April 12 – May 9, 2021 The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is inviting the public to participate in its eighth annual Customer Satisfaction Survey. Passengers, whether they ride frequently or infrequently, are invited to take the online survey which will be available on the RIPTA website from Monday, April 12

🗓️ April 14, 2021 - State Poet Laureate Tina Cane Says This Is Next Step For “Poetry in Motion RI,” Project Which First Launched in 2017 For nearly four years, the Poetry in Motion RI project has brought a changing constellation of poems to Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) passengers via digital signage on its buses. Now, State Poet

🗓️ April 19, 2021 - Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that effective Monday, April 19, 2021, RIPTA will be providing free transportation to people traveling to and from vaccination appointments. “This is a big win for Rhode Island’s vaccination efforts,” said Governor McKee.

🗓️ April 21, 2021 - Operator Giblin Was Headed Towards East Providence When She Spotted Man at the Henderson Bridge Railing The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Board of Directors issued a commendation today to Operator Eldora “Ellie” Giblin for stopping her bus and coming to the aid of man who seemed ready to jump off the Henderson Bridge on the

🗓️ April 26, 2021 - Three Routes Will Be on Detour on Saturday, May 1, for Race Preparations The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour seventeen routes in the Providence area on Sunday, May 2, 2021, to accommodate the Providence Marathon. Routes 1, 21, 30, 33, 34, 35, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 72, 78, 92 and

🗓️ April 27, 2021 - Virtual Public Hearing Will Be Held Thursday, April 29 at 7pm The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, April 29, 2021, on its proposal to run a seasonal beach shuttle pilot program in the Newport and Middletown area.

🗓️ April 28, 2021 - The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 92 every Friday and Saturday from 3:30pm to 1am to accommodate outdoor dining on Federal Hill. The detour will begin Friday, May 14, 2021 and last through October of this year.

🗓️ April 30, 2021 - Shuttle Will Run Every 30 Minutes, Seven Days a Week The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that it will be providing a shuttle to accommodate pedestrians who will not have access to the Park Avenue Railroad Bridge during upcoming bridge replacement work.

🗓️ May 17, 2021 - Virtual Public Workshop Will Be Held Thursday, May 20, at 6 pm The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is proposing changes to Routes 8X, 13, 14, 21, 22, 29, 30, 62, 66, 203, 210 and 231as the transit authority works on a long-range plan to improve service in West Bay and South County communities