RIPTA gets over $500K from McKee for programs to meet climate goals

RIPTA gets over $500K from McKee for programs to meet climate goals

A Rhode Island Public Transit Authority bus travels past Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick. A new spending plan from Gov. Dan McKee's administration tasks the agency with offering about 4,000 free bus passes to arriving travelers. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)Gov. Dan McKee announced Monday afternoon his administration will give the cash-strapped Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) over half a …