RIPTA CEO Christopher Durand talks about the importance of public transit and the future of RIPTA.
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September 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
RIPTA CEO Christopher Durand talks about the importance of public transit and the future of RIPTA.
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"Hasbro is moving to a state with a millionaire's tax, which funds schools and public transit." - #RhodeIsland 's Save RIPTA Coalition speaks the truth.
September 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Hasbro is moving to a state with a millionaire's tax, which funds schools and public transit." - #RhodeIsland 's Save RIPTA Coalition speaks the truth.
Did you know that the RIPTA board of directors again has an opening? Anyway, no reason I mention that. Pic unrelated.
July 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Did you know that the RIPTA board of directors again has an opening? Anyway, no reason I mention that. Pic unrelated.
RIPTA service cuts go into effect starting TODAY. These cuts were preventable. @GovDanMcKee.bsky.social shortchanged RIPTA in his proposed budget in January. In June, many RI State Senators voted against a last-minute budget amendment that would've directed sustainable funding to RIPTA.🚌⚓️
September 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
RIPTA service cuts go into effect starting TODAY. These cuts were preventable. @GovDanMcKee.bsky.social shortchanged RIPTA in his proposed budget in January. In June, many RI State Senators voted against a last-minute budget amendment that would've directed sustainable funding to RIPTA.🚌⚓️
CONFIRMED! Chris Durand will be RIPTA CEO. With first-hand knowledge of the system, compassion for riders, and deep understanding of financial challenges facing RIPTA, PVD Streets & Save RIPTA Coalition applaud this decision and wish Chris & RIPTA the best in this next chapter for the Authority.
November 21, 2024 at 7:55 PM
CONFIRMED! Chris Durand will be RIPTA CEO. With first-hand knowledge of the system, compassion for riders, and deep understanding of financial challenges facing RIPTA, PVD Streets & Save RIPTA Coalition applaud this decision and wish Chris & RIPTA the best in this next chapter for the Authority.
Sitting in Prospect Terrace as RIPTA: The Musical is being introduced!
April 29, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Sitting in Prospect Terrace as RIPTA: The Musical is being introduced!
I for one am delighted I learned about this nor’easter from a RIPTA press release
September 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I for one am delighted I learned about this nor’easter from a RIPTA press release
Governor McKee if you need someone for his RIPTA board seat I’m your girl.
RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, one of the longest serving department heads in state government, is retiring later this month
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Governor McKee if you need someone for his RIPTA board seat I’m your girl.
🚨How could RIPTA’s $32.6M fiscal cliff impact YOU and your community? Left unaddressed the impacts to public transit and the ripple effect in our economy would be catastrophic:
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May 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🚨How could RIPTA’s $32.6M fiscal cliff impact YOU and your community? Left unaddressed the impacts to public transit and the ripple effect in our economy would be catastrophic:
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One thing I like about state legislative sessions in Rhode Island: members of the public are allowed to enter the chambers and interact directly with senators and representatives before the bell rings to begin the session!!
Joined RIPTA operators last week to advocate for more transit funding! 🚌
Joined RIPTA operators last week to advocate for more transit funding! 🚌
April 13, 2026 at 3:46 AM
One thing I like about state legislative sessions in Rhode Island: members of the public are allowed to enter the chambers and interact directly with senators and representatives before the bell rings to begin the session!!
Joined RIPTA operators last week to advocate for more transit funding! 🚌
Joined RIPTA operators last week to advocate for more transit funding! 🚌
One of the agency’s longest-tenured drivers, John Tancredi, started driving for RIPTA 33 years ago and has watched children grow up on his routes.
“Keep going. That’s our job,” said Tancredi. “Pick up people, drop people off. That’s it. It’s simple.”
“Keep going. That’s our job,” said Tancredi. “Pick up people, drop people off. That’s it. It’s simple.”
As RIPTA Celebrates 60 Years, A Veteran Driver Reflects on 33 Years on the Roads, from Pandemics to Budget Crises
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is celebrating its 60th anniversary on November 7, 2026. One of the agency’s longest-tenured drivers, John Tancredi, started driving for RIPTA 33 year...
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September 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
One of the agency’s longest-tenured drivers, John Tancredi, started driving for RIPTA 33 years ago and has watched children grow up on his routes.
“Keep going. That’s our job,” said Tancredi. “Pick up people, drop people off. That’s it. It’s simple.”
“Keep going. That’s our job,” said Tancredi. “Pick up people, drop people off. That’s it. It’s simple.”
Repping Save RIPTA at the Car Free Happy Hour in Oakland 😅
September 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Repping Save RIPTA at the Car Free Happy Hour in Oakland 😅
Your timeline has been blessed by the Vote bus!
Reskeet for a good voting experience this year!
Reskeet for a good voting experience this year!
November 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Your timeline has been blessed by the Vote bus!
Reskeet for a good voting experience this year!
Reskeet for a good voting experience this year!
RIPta 🚌🪦
Halloween costume this year: a graveyard of defunct @RIPTA.com bus routes. “Once carried many, now carry memories…” 🙏🏽🚌🪦👻🌊⚓️
November 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
RIPta 🚌🪦
For Halloween, I was a RIPTA bus stop! 🚌🌊⚓️🚏🎃
November 11, 2024 at 3:43 PM
For Halloween, I was a RIPTA bus stop! 🚌🌊⚓️🚏🎃
I'm still so stupidly proud of my destination signs at RIPTA
March 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I'm still so stupidly proud of my destination signs at RIPTA
State Senator Samuel Zurier introduces bills to shore up RIPTA funding
“While the proposed increase in funding isn’t sufficient to close the entire RIPTA budget gap... these two proposals move us toward more predictable and sustainable funding for RIPTA.”
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/state-sena...
“While the proposed increase in funding isn’t sufficient to close the entire RIPTA budget gap... these two proposals move us toward more predictable and sustainable funding for RIPTA.”
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/state-sena...
State Senator Samuel Zurier introduces bills to shore up RIPTA funding
“While the proposed increase in funding isn’t sufficient to close the entire RIPTA budget gap... these two proposals move us toward more predictable and sustainable funding for RIPTA.”
steveahlquist.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
State Senator Samuel Zurier introduces bills to shore up RIPTA funding
“While the proposed increase in funding isn’t sufficient to close the entire RIPTA budget gap... these two proposals move us toward more predictable and sustainable funding for RIPTA.”
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/state-sena...
“While the proposed increase in funding isn’t sufficient to close the entire RIPTA budget gap... these two proposals move us toward more predictable and sustainable funding for RIPTA.”
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/state-sena...
Another day, another RIPTA board meeting. 1:30pm on a Thursday doesn’t suit most people’s hours but it works just fine for me, so, I’m doing my part.
August 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Another day, another RIPTA board meeting. 1:30pm on a Thursday doesn’t suit most people’s hours but it works just fine for me, so, I’m doing my part.
Fund transit! Save RIPTA!!
June 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Fund transit! Save RIPTA!!
RI needs public transit! Save RIPTA!
Call Gov McKee @401-222-2080
Sign the petition:
www.Tinyurl.com/SAVERIPTA25
#RIPTA #RI #goodtrouble #bebravewithus #visibilitybrigade
Call Gov McKee @401-222-2080
Sign the petition:
www.Tinyurl.com/SAVERIPTA25
#RIPTA #RI #goodtrouble #bebravewithus #visibilitybrigade
August 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
RI needs public transit! Save RIPTA!
Call Gov McKee @401-222-2080
Sign the petition:
www.Tinyurl.com/SAVERIPTA25
#RIPTA #RI #goodtrouble #bebravewithus #visibilitybrigade
Call Gov McKee @401-222-2080
Sign the petition:
www.Tinyurl.com/SAVERIPTA25
#RIPTA #RI #goodtrouble #bebravewithus #visibilitybrigade
Motion for a resolution supporting a millionaires tax in Rhode Island from the RIPTA board? You love to see it!
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Motion for a resolution supporting a millionaires tax in Rhode Island from the RIPTA board? You love to see it!
Next stop: a happy retirement! 🚌 After more than four decades of dedicated service, bus operator Thomas G. Cute Jr. is retiring from RIPTA, closing out an extraordinary 45-year career marked by leadership, advocacy and a deep commitment to public service. Congrats, Tom!
July 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Next stop: a happy retirement! 🚌 After more than four decades of dedicated service, bus operator Thomas G. Cute Jr. is retiring from RIPTA, closing out an extraordinary 45-year career marked by leadership, advocacy and a deep commitment to public service. Congrats, Tom!
Save RIPTA before it’s too late!! This is not the “right size” for RIPTA at all, @govdanmckee.bsky.social!
Lives disrupted, fewer hours, harder to find a job, can't use the bus to go out for something fun. RIPTA cuts are "sometimes isolating, often debilitating." All to save .03% of the state's budget. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUCt...
RIPTA Riders Speak Out After Rhode Island’s Largest Transit Cuts
YouTube video by Ocean State Media
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March 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Save RIPTA before it’s too late!! This is not the “right size” for RIPTA at all, @govdanmckee.bsky.social!
RIPTA Hearing at the Rhode Island State House tomorrow afternoon!! Testimony guides for RIPTA FY26 Budget and four other bills to help provide funding for transit: pvdstreets.org/save-ripta/ 🚌⚓️
#SaveRIPTA #Transit #RhodeIsland
@pvdstreets.bsky.social
#SaveRIPTA #Transit #RhodeIsland
@pvdstreets.bsky.social
SAVE RIPTA - Providence Streets Coalition
We, the SAVE RIPTA coalition, are extremely disappointed that Governor McKee’s proposed FY2026 budget allocates no investment in RIPTA, leaving the agency
pvdstreets.org
April 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
RIPTA Hearing at the Rhode Island State House tomorrow afternoon!! Testimony guides for RIPTA FY26 Budget and four other bills to help provide funding for transit: pvdstreets.org/save-ripta/ 🚌⚓️
#SaveRIPTA #Transit #RhodeIsland
@pvdstreets.bsky.social
#SaveRIPTA #Transit #RhodeIsland
@pvdstreets.bsky.social
This could be RIPTA but we playing
If I had a nickel for every neighboring state who could annex Rhode Island and instantly make my life better because their legislature is doing the hard stuff, I’d have two nickels.
Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.
Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.
Mass. lawmakers reach deal to seed MBTA with $535 million from ‘millionaires’ surtax spending package - The Boston Globe
The package unveiled Monday splits the difference on MBTA funding proposed in bills in the House and Senate, and includes $300 million alone to replenish the MBTA’s budget reserve.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This could be RIPTA but we playing