EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) recently approved changes to its services to avoid cutting routes altogether amid a budget shortfall.
In the plan includes service reductions for over 40 routes.
Boston Globe Reporter Christopher Gavin joined 12 News at 4 Thursday to explain how RIPTA came to this decision, reactions from transit advocates and how these changes will affect riders…