Cuts to bus frequency along RIPTA routes has had real downstream effects for people reliant on public transit. High school student Chrys Santos said students now need to catch earlier buses, often waiting in the cold, rain or snow, or else arrive at school over an hour and a half late. (Rob Smith/ecoRI News)
PROVIDENCE — High school student Chrys Santos said she used to be able to get to school on time.
Like thousands of students living in or around Providence, Santos doesn’t take a yellow bus to school, she relies on the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. It worked fine, until last year when RIPTA was forced to reduce bus frequency, among other service cuts, to close a fiscal gap…