The Ocean State’s public transit agency is considering plans to bring either a light rail or rapid bus line to connect the state’s largest cities.

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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is celebrating its 60th anniversary on November 7, 2026. One of the agency’s longest-tenured drivers, John Tancredi, started driving for RIPTA 33 year...

Scott Molloy amassed everything from photographs to buttons to books, creating one a collection so significant that part of it is in the Smithsonian.

Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas; and local officials joined Christopher Durand, chief executive officer, Rhode Island Public Transit Auth...

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is hiring for a new Service Planner/Scheduler. Join my colleagues and me in designing service that tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders rely on every day to g...

RIPTA is planning to build a new transportation hub next to the Providence Amtrak station.

" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/117321022_3623382121014771_6381613890673608561_n.jpg?fit=780%2C449&ssl=1" /> The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is marking its 60th anniversary this year with a yearlong celebration recognizing its history while laying out a vision for the future of public transportation in the state. In 2025 alone, RIPTA recorded more than 12.5 million passenger trips. Nearly two-thirds of those trips were made by riders who […] The post RIPTA marks 60 years of Rhode Island transit with yearlong celebration and look ahead appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Group-in-front-Flex-angled-2-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> State and local leaders gathered Wednesday to mark the launch of an expanded RIPTA Flex on Demand pilot that stretches the 231 Flex Zone north to take in major Aquidneck Island employers and residential sites. The expansion, which runs April 29 through June 30, brings on-demand, app-based public transit to riders headed to Raytheon, the […] The post RIPTA expands 231 Flex on Demand service to northern Aquidneck Island appeared first on What's Up Newp.