RI solar panel project to get $240K - Boston.com

RI solar panel project to get $240K
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Attorney General Peter Kilmartin said Wednesday that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will receive the funds for a solar panel system at the John H. Chafee (CHAY'fee) Transportation, Operations and Maintenance Center.

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RI unveils wheelchair-accessible taxi cabs - BusinessWeek

RI unveils wheelchair-accessible taxi cabs
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has unveiled new minivan taxi cabs modified to accommodate wheelchairs. The new vehicles are the result of a 2010 state law designed to improve transit options for disabled users. Seven taxi companies and the ...

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Time Running Out for RIPTA Funding Bill - ecoRI news


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Time Running Out for RIPTA Funding Bill
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(Tim Faulkner/ecoRI News)PROVIDENCE β€” It's not certain what will happen to funding for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) as the end of the current session of the General Assembly approaches. A May 18 Statehouse hearing made the case ...

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PowerPlayer: Labor Leader Maureen Martin - GoLocalProv

PowerPlayer: Labor Leader Maureen Martin
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The trick is, as always, to find candidates who will say what they mean and mean what they say. 2) Organized labor suddenly has this negative reputation in Rhode Island. Are you at all concerned that the public is turning on the labor movement?

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Big support for transit, transportation bill - The Providence Journal

Big support for transit, transportation bill
The Providence Journal
By Bruce Landis PROVIDENCE, RI -- Transit supporters turned out in force, urging the House Finance Committee to approve legislation to increase financing for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority along with the Department of Transportation.

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Rail Service in RI Prepared to Expand - ecoRI news


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Rail Service in RI Prepared to Expand
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To help market commuter rail expansion, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has produced, for the first time, a combined rail-bus public transit schedule for going between TF Green and downtown Providence. It has been suggested that RIPTA ...

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RIPTA Headquarters to Get Solar Energy System - ecoRI news


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RIPTA Headquarters to Get Solar Energy System
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By ecoRI News staff PROVIDENCE β€” A renewable solar energy panel system will be installed at the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's John H. Chafee Transportation, Operations and Maintenance Center at 269 Melrose St., thanks in part to $240000 in ...

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RIPTA to detour Hope Street route for festival - The Providence Journal

RIPTA to detour Hope Street route for festival
The Providence Journal
By Tatiana Pina PROVIDENCE, RI -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will detour Route 42 (Hope Street ) to accommodate the Hope Street Merchants Association Festival Saturday. The detour will be in effect from 12 pm to 7 pm Thayer Street will ...

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Street closing planned in Providence for auditions - Boston.com

Street closing planned in Providence for auditions
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Sabin Street between Mathewson and Empire streets will be closed beginning at midnight on Wednesday. The street is scheduled to remain closed until Friday at 10 pm The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has detours in place for the street closure.

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Rally for RIPTA Funding Held April 26 - ecoRI news


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Rally for RIPTA Funding Held April 26
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β€œIt's important for everyone that transportation stay viable,” said Abel Collins of RIPTA Riders through a bullhorn before a gathering of some 30 supporters. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) ridership is up 10 percent in the past year, ...

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