Anti-toll crowd confronts bridge authority in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Officials from the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) came out to explain their side Saturday, but they didn’t win over any of the anti-toll folks. Instead, RITBA heard more of the same from people like Norman Ajemian of Tiverton, who said a toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge will be a financial burden [...]
Read More →RIPTA listens to Sakonnet bus plea; no promises yet
TIVERTON — More people showed up Monday night in Tiverton Town Hall for a RIPTA-sponsored meeting about busing than attended any of the transit authority’s recent meetings in other communities They were there to hear what RIPTA had planned in the way of busing options for Tiverton and Little Compton, which have been without transit [...]
Read More →East Bay residents weigh in on RIPTA service proposal
For the last 10 years, Brian Sullivan has taken the RIPTA route 32 bus to and from work in Providence. The Roberta Plat resident hasn’t driven a car in 10 years following a trio of accidents. Mr. Sullivan, however, could be facing a much longer walk to the bus stop every morning. The Rhode Island [...]
Read More →RIPTA pitches changes for Barrington routes
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is considering route changes around the state, including alterations to service in Barrington. Some of the potential changes include the elimination of service to West Barrington on one line, the extension of service from Riverside to Maple Avenue on another line and an increased frequency of stops to the [...]
Read More →Services today for Portsmouth murder victim
PORTSMOUTH — Family and friends will remember Terry L. Chiodo at a funeral service today (Sunday, March 3) in Newport. Ms. Chiodo, a 46-year-old Portsmouth resident, was stabbed to death the morning of Feb. 27 shortly after boarding a Route 60 RIPTA bus on its way to Newport. The suspect is her late husband, Christopher R. James, [...]
Read More →Portsmouth woman fatally stabbed on RIPTA bus
PORTSMOUTH — A man who allegedly stabbed a local woman to death on a RIPTA bus Wednesday morning was arraigned in Second Division District Court in Newport later that afternoon. Christopher R. James, 46, of 207 Rhodes St., Providence, was charged with murder following the incident that took place shortly after 6 a.m. “He was arraigned [...]
Read More →RIPTA considers eliminating bus stops on Metacom Avenue
Due to lack of ridership, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is considering eliminating Metacom Avenue in Bristol as a bus route. That announcement was made by Mark Therrien, assistant general manager of planning for RIPTA. The Metacom Avenue route is one of several “routes that are not that productive,” said Mr. Therrien. “We’re looking [...]
Read More →RIPTA asks Bristol for time to have drivers think inside the ‘box’
Bristol town officials have one request of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority: If bus drivers aren’t going to pull into the ‘bus boxes’ to pick up and drop off passengers, then eliminate them and free up the valuable parking spaces they are using. With the completion of the Hope Street road repair project last [...]
Read More →Tiverton, Little Compton bus needs take spotlight
TIVERTON, LITTLE COMPTON — Triggered by the opening of the new Sakonnet Bridge, and the looming possibility of tolls, sentiment for public transit in these two communities is resurfacing. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority [RIPTA] says it’s studying the question. As part of its data-gathering, it has scheduled a meeting for next Monday, March [...]
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