SPEAK UP – YOUR ROUTES MIGHT BE CHANGING! RIPTA wants your feedback on how to improve transit services in Rhode Island. As part of a statewide review

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SPEAK UP – YOUR ROUTES MIGHT BE CHANGING!

RIPTA wants your feedback on how to improve transit services in Rhode Island. As part of a statewide review of transit services called a Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA), RIPTA staff is hoping to hear from both users and non-users of the system.

The study has undertaken a detailed review process to identify where people live and work, how each bus route is performing today, and where changes might possibly be made to better serve riders. Ideas under consideration can be found on the Projects page of RIPTA’s website at http://www.ripta.com/featured-project. Members of the public can go online to review and provide comment on two alternative service scenarios, letting RIPTA know which ideas they like best. Each scenario is designed to work within RIPTA’s existing budget, and the intent is to direct transit resources where they would be most effective.

Public input has been a key part of the COA. In August and September, RIPTA surveyed nearly 10,000 users of the bus system in order to better understand where people need to travel, and what type of services they desire. Throughout the fall, over 700 people posted comments on RIPTA’s website, providing feedback on detailed evaluations of each bus route.

RIPTA staff will submit specific final recommendations for improving the statewide transit network based on comments collected from the public.

Please attend one of the posted community meetings to learn more about proposed changes. We’ll be recording your comments and input at these meetings!

COMMUNITY MEETING SCHEDULE

University of Rhode Island
Feinstein Providence Campus
Auditorium
80 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
Monday, February 25, 2013
12:00PM – 2:00PM

Warwick City Hall
Council Chambers
3275 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
Monday, February 25, 2013
5:00PM-7:00PM

Narragansett Town Hall
Assembly Room
25 Fifth Avenue
Narragansett, RI 02882
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
5:00PM-7:00PM

CCRI Newport Campus
Auditorium
One John H. Chafee Blvd.
Newport, RI 02840
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
5:00PM-7:00PM

RIPTA Headquarters
705 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
Thursday, February 28, 2013
5:00PM-7:00PM

Glocester Senior Center
1210 Putnam Pike Chepachet, RI 02814
Monday, March 4, 2013
6:00PM-8:00PM

Barrington Public Library
2nd Floor Auditorium
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
6:00PM – 8:00PM

To learn more about the COA, please visit the project website at http://www.ripta.com/coa-project-documents. To sign-up to be part of the project mailing list, please email coa@ripta.com.

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ALL ABOARD! THERE’S STILL TIME TO TRY THE TRAIN FOR FREE!

RIPTA’s Commuter Resource RI Program and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation are kicked off “Wickford Wintertime Wednesdays” on January 23, 2013. This commuter initiative offers FREE round-trip train tickets from the new Wickford Junction Commuter Rail Station to Providence every Wednesday through February 27, 2013.

Commuters who take advantage of "Wickford Wintertime Wednesday" can also park for free at Wickford Junction.

Normally, a round-trip ticket from Wickford to Providence costs $6.50 and parking costs $4 a day.
Are you interested in trying the train for FREE?

Click here http://www.wickfordjunction.com/wickwed.pdf to download a registration form. Complete it and then bring it with you to the registration table on the second-floor waiting area inside the Wickford Junction Commuter Rail Station.

RIPTA’s Commuter Resource team will be at the train station every Wednesday during this promotion from distributing transit information, answering questions and registering passengers for prizes! Commuters who register for this promotion will receive FREE coffee.

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RIPTA’S “RHODY TEN” PHOTO CONTEST GOING ON NOW!

RIPTA’s “Rhody Ten” Photo Contest, running exclusively online, kicked off February 1, 2013 Participants are invited to capture an image of Rhode Island and submit it to be featured on RIPTA’s monthly Rhody Ten Pass by March 1, 2013. The contest is free and open to all photographers.
Six winning photos will be chosen by RIPTA Staff. The winners will receive their photo featured on a monthly Rhody Ten Pass, a photo credit, a RIPTA prize pack, and a gift card to Snookers Sports, Billiards, Bar & Grill (easily accessible by RIPTA Routes 53, 55, and 58).

These photos will be featured on the July – December 2013 Rhody Ten Passes.

Winners will be announced via email, Twitter and Facebook.

Entries must include the location of the photo, the photographer’s name and contact information, and a short caption. Photos, along with the necessary information, must be submitted by e-mail to marketing@ripta.com. For more information and specific contest details, click here.

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BIKE PROVIDENCE WITH RIPTA’S RACK N’ RIDE PROGRAM

Did you know that there is a Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission?

Mayor Angel Taveras created this advisory panel last May in hopes of making Providence more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. The commission studies changes in laws on bikers and pedestrians and incorporate biking and pedestrian planning into the city's sustainability plan. Read about the City’s bicycling master plan here (http://www.vhb.com/BikeProvidence) , which will allow the City to create a long term plan for bicycling in the city using the four E’s of bicycle planning: engineering (and planning), education, encouragement, and enforcement.

Speaking of encouragement, RIPTA encourages you to try out our FREE Rack N’ Ride Program. All RIPTA’s buses are equipped with bike racks. Take the bus one-way or part of the way and then cycle the rest! There’s no charge to use the bike racks located on the front of the bus! Click here for a video demonstration (http://www.ripta.com/bike) on how to use the bike rack.

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MEET OUR WINTER RIPTA RIDER CONTEST WINNER!

FEBRUARY WINNER

Meet Youth in Action, our February RIPTA Riders of the Month! Youth In Action is a partnership between youth, adults, and community where young people are at the forefront of creating positive social change. They believe RIPTA is vital to all of Rhode Island’s Youth as it gives them the mobility they need daily to get to school, attend social functions and be independent. Click here to view Youth In Action’s TV commercial.

Make sure to check back here next month to meet our March RIPTA Rider of the Month!

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