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Public Workshop On Core Connector Study Monday

2 Comments / Downtown, Transit / By Beth Comery / 04/23/2011 / public transportation, streetcars

RIPTA and the city of Providence are evaluating a potential new transit route through Providence’s downtown core. Also under consideration are the feasibility, cost and benefits of introducing either a streetcar (yay!) or enhanced bus service along a new Core Connector route. This Core Connector route would connect significant educational, medical, employment and cultural destinations …

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Bringing Back The Streetcars

4 Comments / Transit / By Beth Comery / 12/09/2009 / public transit, ripta, streetcars

State and local planners hope to bring back streetcar lines as part of a comprehensive plan to modernize the public transit system for Providence and surrounding communities. The final version of the plan, called the Providence Metropolitan Transit Enhancement Study, will be released tomorrow. In addition to improving the bus system and increasing the number …

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