Rhode Island Public Transit Authority

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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) provides public transportation, primarily buses, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The main hub of the RIPTA system is Kennedy Plaza, a large bus terminal in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Average daily ridership as of Template:American transit ridership is Template:American transit ridership.[1] The agency operates 59 fixed-route bus routes and 7 demand-responsive routes, together serving 37 out of 39 Rhode Island municipalities.[2]

Service

The agency operates 59 fixed-route bus routes and 7 demand-responsive routes, together serving 37 out of 39 Rhode Island municipalities.[2] Paratransit service is branded RIde with a service area corresponding to that of non-express bus routes.[3] RIPTA operates a fleet of 229 buses, 13 cutaway vans for Flex services, and 72 paratransit vans. They are maintained at two garages in Providence and one in Newport.[2]

Fares for fixed-route and Flex trips are $2, with day and monthly passes available. Reduced fares are available for people over 65 and with disabilities. Fares can be paid with cash or with Wave smart card or mobile app, or RIde fares are $4.[4]

Routes

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An R-Line bus in downtown Providence

RIPTA operates 59 year-round bus routes: 50 local routes, one rapid route, and eight limited-service express routes. Most of RIPTA's fixed-route bus lines are centered on three major hubs: Kennedy Plaza in Providence, Pawtucket/Central Falls station in Pawtucket, and Gateway Center in Newport.

The R-Line is a limited-stop "Rapid Bus" route between Cranston and Pawtucket via Providence. It has some bus rapid transit (BRT) characteristics, including frequent service and transit signal priority, but runs in mixed traffic without dedicated lanes. Nine routes combine to provide five-minute-or-better headways in the Downtown Transit Connector between Providence station and the Hospital District. This corridor has BRT elements including limited stops, bus shelters with real-time information, bus/bike lanes, and signal priority.[5]

In addition to fixed-route services, RIPTA also provides Flex Service service, primarily settled around less populated areas in the state. These demand-responsive routes have fixed schedules for certain stops, but allow passengers to reserve trips within certain geographic areas.[6] RIPTA operates special services to connect with the seasonal Providence–Newport ferry, to provide seasonal access to South County beaches, and to serve Providence Public School District high schools.

List of routes

Number Route
Template:Sort Broad/North Main
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Script error: No such module "anchor".Template:Sort Oakland Beach
Script error: No such module "anchor".Template:Sort Warwick Neck
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Script error: No such module "anchor".10x North Scituate Park-n-Ride
Script error: No such module "anchor".12x Arctic/117 Express Park-n-Ride
Script error: No such module "anchor".13 Coventry/Arctic/CCRI
Script error: No such module "anchor".14 West Bay
Script error: No such module "anchor".16 Bald Hill/NEIT/Quonset
Script error: No such module "anchor".17 Dyer/Pocasset
Script error: No such module "anchor".18 Union Ave
Script error: No such module "anchor".19 Plainfield/Westminster
Script error: No such module "anchor".20 Elmwood Ave/T.F. Green Airport
Script error: No such module "anchor".21 Reservoir/Garden City/CCRI
Script error: No such module "anchor".22 Pontiac Ave
Script error: No such module "anchor".23 Arctic/Crompton/Centre of New England
Script error: No such module "anchor".24L Newport/Fall River/Providence
Script error: No such module "anchor".27 Broadway/Manton
Script error: No such module "anchor".28 Broadway/Hartford
Script error: No such module "anchor".29 CCRI Warwick/Conimicut
Script error: No such module "anchor".30 Arlington/Oaklawn
Script error: No such module "anchor".31 Cranston St
Script error: No such module "anchor".32 East Providence/Wampanoag/Seekonk Square
Script error: No such module "anchor".33 Riverside
Script error: No such module "anchor".34 East Providence/Seekonk Square
Script error: No such module "anchor".35 Rumford/Newport Ave
Script error: No such module "anchor".40 Butler/Elmgrove
Script error: No such module "anchor".50 Douglas Ave/Bryant University
Script error: No such module "anchor".51 Charles St/Twin River/CCRI
Script error: No such module "anchor".54 Lincoln/Woonsocket
Script error: No such module "anchor".55 Admiral/Providence College
Script error: No such module "anchor".56 Chalkstone Ave
Script error: No such module "anchor".57 Smith St
Script error: No such module "anchor".58 Mineral Spring/North Providence
Script error: No such module "anchor".59x North Smithfield/Lincoln Mall Park-n-Ride
Script error: No such module "anchor".60 Providence/Newport
Script error: No such module "anchor".61x Tiverton/East Bay Park-n-Ride
Script error: No such module "anchor".63 Broadway/Middletown Shops
Script error: No such module "anchor".64 Newport/URI Kingston
Script error: No such module "anchor".65X Wakefield Express
Script error: No such module "anchor".66 URI/CCRI Warwick/Providence
Script error: No such module "anchor".67 Bellevue/Salve Regina Univ.
Script error: No such module "anchor".68 CCRI NPT/Mem. Blvd./First Beach
Script error: No such module "anchor".69 Narragansett/Galilee
Script error: No such module "anchor".71 Broad Street/Pawtucket Ave
Script error: No such module "anchor".72 Weeden/Central Falls
Script error: No such module "anchor".73 Mineral Spring/Twin River/CCRI
Script error: No such module "anchor".75 Dexter/Lincoln Mall
Script error: No such module "anchor".76 Central Ave
Script error: No such module "anchor".78 Beverage Hill Ave/East Providence
Script error: No such module "anchor".80 Armistice Blvd
Script error: No such module "anchor".87 Fairmount/Walnut Hill
Script error: No such module "anchor".88 Simmons Village Service
Script error: No such module "anchor".89 Walmart Cranston
Script error: No such module "anchor".92 RI College/Federal Hill/East Side
Script error: No such module "anchor".95x Westerly Park-n-Ride
203 Narragansett Flex
204 Westerly Flex
231 South Aquidneck Flex
242 West Warwick/Coventry Flex
281 Woonsocket/Manville Flex
282 Pascoag/Slatersville Flex
301 Westerly/Hope Valley Rural Ride
Script error: No such module "anchor".QX Quonset Point

History

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A RIPTA bus with a Rhode Island FC wrap.

RIPTA was created in 1964 by the Rhode Island General Assembly to supervise what had been a system of privately run bus and trolley systems. RIPTA began operating buses on July 1, 1966, inheriting services provided previously by the United Transit Company (formerly the Rhode Island Company.[7] Woonsocket local service was expanded in 2011 to allow residents, many of whom do not own cars, to reach shopping areas outside town.[8] R-Line service began on June 21, 2014.

The 1 Eddy/Hope/Benefit and 35 Rumford lines were the first two RIPTA routes with stops outside of Rhode Island's borders, as both routes end in a northern terminus at the South Attleboro MBTA station in Massachusetts.[9] RIPTA was required to seek federal permission before the extending the routes across state lines to South Attleboro in 2013.[9] Soon, the 32 and 34 were extended over the Massachusetts border to Seekonk Square. In August 2019, RIPTA added a third line running to Massachusetts, the 24L, an express line which includes stops in Fall River and Somerset that connect to Southeastern Regional Transit Authority lines.[10][11] As part of the Summer 2025 service changes, RIPTA is proposing to extend Route 54 by less than a mile—from its current terminus in Woonsocket to the Stop & Shop in Bellingham, MA. This extension would improve access for workers and shoppers while also offering a convenient layover location with restroom facilities for operators.[12]

In November 2019, RIPTA received $8 million in federal funding to add additional hubs at the Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick and the University of Rhode Island in Kingston.[13]

References

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External links

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