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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) provides public transportation, primarily buses, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The main hub of the RIPTA system is Kennedy Plaza, a large bus terminal in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Average daily ridership as of the third quarter of 2024 is 41,900. [2]
Its core is in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts; [2] [3] its largest city is Providence, Rhode Island. With an estimated population of 1,622,520, exceeding that of Rhode Island by slightly over 60%, the Providence MSA is the 38th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
The Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company opened in 1870 as a branch from the mainline to Wickford Landing, where wealthy riders would board steamships to the resorts and summer homes of Newport, Rhode Island. [3] A new station named Wickford Junction was built in 1871 at a cost of $8,000; a $3,500 addition was added sixteen years ...
Newport State Airport (IATA: NPT [2], ICAO: KUUU, FAA LID: UUU) (officially known as the Colonel Robert F. Wood Air Park) [3] is a state-owned public-use airport in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. [1] It serves the city of Newport and is located 2 nmi (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) northeast of its central business district. [1]
The Brenton Hotel is relatively new in Newport (it opened in July 2020) and centrally located so that you can walk to most destinations on your itinerary while in town. (That said, valet parking ...
In 1970 the Rhode Island Department of Transportation was created by statutory authority in PL 1970, chapter 111 (RIGL §42-13-1) in order to bring together in one department all responsibilities relating to transportation. The newly formed Department of Transportation took over the functions of the Department of Public Works, the Registry of ...
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In 2021, revised proposal H6051, [41] which would change the airport's name to "Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport", was passed by the Rhode Island House of Representatives on May 11. [42] The proposal was approved by the Rhode Island Senate the following month. [43] In June 2021, the airport's name was officially changed. [6]