RIPTA Advances Plans for New Transit Center in Providence

RIPTA board votes to begin design work on a new bus hub near the Providence train station - The Boston Globe

After years of debate about moving the bus hub out of Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence, RIPTA wants to shift the hub to the park that hosted the PVD Fan Zone for the World Cup, which is across the street from Providence Place mall.

New bus hub project would come to Providence Train Station

The new design has the bus hub where the PVD FanZone was this summer.

RIPTA advances plans for new transit center in Providence

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is moving full steam ahead with its plan to build a new transit center in the capital city.

RIPTA board votes to move ahead on new Providence bus hub

Station Park in Providence is the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s preferred location for its new transit center. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) A 4.4-acre plot of land used to host Providence’s World Cup festivities next to the city’s Amtrak station is the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s choice for its state-of-the-art transit center. On Thursday, RIPTA’s board of directors voted 6-0 to direct contractor Next Wa…

RIPTA Advances Providence Transit Center Design Phase

RIPTA says its board authorized design, engineering and pricing work for a proposed Providence transit center beside Providence Station, the next step in relocating the system's main downtown bus hub out of Kennedy Plaza.

RIPTA board advances Providence transit center to design phase - What's Up Newp

The RIPTA Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance a proposed Providence Transit Center into design, engineering and pricing, moving the state’s bus hub out of Kennedy Plaza toward a site beside the Providence train station. RIPTA identified space within Station Park, west of the station, as the preferred location after evaluating sites and running […] The post RIPTA board advances Providence transit center to design phase appeared first on …