RIPTA commissions consultant for efficiency study that needed to be done yesterday • Rhode Island Current

RIPTA commissions consultant for efficiency study that needed to be done yesterday • Rhode Island Current

A fleet of Rhode Island Public Transit Authority buses are parked across the street from the agency’s Providence headquarters on Melrose Stareet. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)After missing its mandated deadline, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) won’t waste any more time in getting an independent assessment of its operations and financial situation done and submitted to state leaders. The agency’s board of dire…