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Transportation Equity in Rhode Island? NOT REALLY: By Barry Schiller of Rhode Island Transit Riders

Author: Barry Schiller of RI Transit Riders   Rosa Parks, who famously resisted segregation on Montgomery AL public buses, was born on February 4, so this time of year has come to be associated with celebrating “Transit Equity.” While of…

RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transit Authority) Storm Updates: Monday January 26, 2026 9:40AM

  RIPTA to Detour Twenty-One Routes Due to Winter Weather Conditions on Monday, January 26, 2026   All Service to CCRI Warwick Reinstated   The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that twenty-one routes are on detour today, Monday, January…

RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transit Authority) Storm Updates: January 25, 2026 7:45PM

  RIPTA to Suspend All Service at 7:30 PM on Sunday, January 25, 2026, Due to Winter Storm Fern  The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that it will suspend all service effective 7:30 PM today, January 25, 2026,…

Wait, What? Cash-Starved RIPTA Is Providing Shuttle Services to Rhode Island FC Matches … For How Much?

    As part of its ongoing review of all things Tidewater Landing … Rhode Island Football Club … Centreville Bank Stadium, The Coalition Radio Network decided to do a deep dive into the RIPTA-enable transportation grid connecting the ……

The RIPTA, Rhode Island Football Club, & Centreville Bank Stadium Menage a trois: Who is Footing the Bill? The Coalition Submits an APRA

As the saying goes, there ain’t no thing as a free lunch. But is there a free bus ride? When we (The Coalition Radio Network) saw the big media outlets pontificating about free bus transportation, with all the poobahs, coat…