New RIPTA Proposal Prevents Route Cuts, Includes Fewer Service Reductions

McKee, RIPTA announce new budget plan to reduce service cuts

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)– Gov. Dan McKee and RIPTA CEO Christopher Durand have completed a new budget framework that they say will prevent route eliminations and driver layoffs throughout the state. In a joint statement, the two said that the budget plan would help close RIPTA’s operating deficit, stabilize its long-term financial footing and “chart a responsible path forward.” The agreement does still mean that many lines will see reduced freque…

Advocates find little salvation for RIPTA in McKee’s new plan to save transit agency

A man holds a sign encouraging transit users to call Gov. Dan McKee at a rally hosted by the Rhode Island Transit Riders at Kennedy Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current) Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) leadership have cobbled together a new plan to help dig the public transit agency out of its multimillion-dollar deficit. The new budget framework avoids the wide and de…

New RIPTA proposal prevents route cuts, includes fewer service reductions

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It appears the dozens of bus routes that were on the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's (RIPTA) chopping block have been spared. RIPTA CEO Christopher Durand and Gov. Dan McKee announced Monday that a newly-developed budget framework has been established that prevents the elimination of bus routes and segments. McKee said this proposal "charts a responsible path forward" by stabilizing RIPTA's finances while also p…

RIPTA considers reducing bus frequency on most routes to close budget gap - TPR: The Public's Radio

Rhode Island’s governor announced a new plan on Monday to resolve RIPTA’s budget shortfall. The proposal would reduce bus frequency on 46 routes, increase fares, and introduce more advertising across the public transit system. Gov. Dan McKee said these changes would help the system avoid eliminating bus routes in their entirety.  McKee and leaders from […] The post RIPTA considers reducing bus frequency on most routes to close budget gap appeare…