Transportation
RIPTA Riders Alliance responds to Paolino anti-busing lawsuit
RIPTA Riders Alliance is disappointed to read in the Providence Journal that a few wealthy real estate firms in downtown Providence have filed a lawsuit …
Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Transportation
Transit Forward Rhode Island 2040
Three Rhode Island agencies, the Rhode Island Public Transit Administration (RIPTA), the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and the Rhode Island Division of Planning, …
Invenergy
Revised Energy Facilities Siting Board Invenergy Hearing Schedule released
Energy Facility Siting Board hearings for Invenrgy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the pristine forests of northwest …
RIPTA
RIPTA talks electric busses and the ‘Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project’ – Also: Free fare for all?
Electric Busses: At RIPTA‘s Board of Directors meeting held Monday in Kennedy Plaza, CEO Scott Avedisian spoke briefly about the three new electric busses the …
EFSB
Energy Facilities Siting Board has its third voting member – Meredith Brady
Rhode Island Department of Administration Director Michael DiBiase today announced Meredith Brady – the Administrator for Planning at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) …
Traffic Stops
New study shows racial disparity in Rhode Island traffic stops
A new analysis of law enforcement traffic stops found that a “total of 11.4 percent of motorists stopped were observed to be Black and 13 …
Transportation
A vision for better commuter rail
We all know Rhode Island benefits from its proximity to Boston which provides our residents and businesses access to markets, jobs, entertainment, medical services, schools and …
OpEd
RIDOT controlled the message on 6/10 Connector
One of the key ways that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) controlled the message on the 6/10 Connector and ensured that it would …
Transportation
Officials kick-off 6/10 Connector repairs
“For too long, the disrepair of this interchange symbolized Rhode Island’s failure to invest in ourselves,” said Governor Gina Raimondo. “Today, we’re taking a big …
Civil Rights
ACLU applauds new regulations protecting privacy of toll gantry information
In a rebuff to Big Brother on the highways, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) has adopted new regulations designed to protect the privacy …