RIPTA hasn’t yet announced which routes will be affected, but a recent memo from an efficiency study estimated the agency would need to cut service by about 20%. (Colleen Cronin/ecoRI News)
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority scheduled public hearings for this summer to discuss cuts to service and fee increases as it faces a $18 million deficit in the coming fiscal year.
The General Assembly finished its 2025 session without providing full funding for the agency, which had initially budgeted a $32 million gap before legislators decided to allocate more money to RIPTA through an increase in the gas tax…