RIPTA is partnering with the City of Providence to examine the feasibility, cost and benefits of improving transit within the central core of the City, connecting the College Hill, Downtown and Upper South Providence neighborhoods. The study will examine options for connecting the significant educational, medical, employment and cultural destinations in this corridor with the central bus hub in Kennedy Plaza and rail services at the Providence MBTA/Amtrak station.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend one of three community open houses in September to help plan how transit might improve mobility and strengthen Downtown, Upper South Providence, and College Hill.

College Hill Open House

Tuesday, September 21 from 5 to 7 PM

Brown RISD Hillel Center, 80 Brown Street, Providence

Informal drop-in open house, with brief formal presentation at 6 PM

Upper South Providence Open House

Wednesday, September 22 from 5 to 7 PM

Edmund Flynn Elementary School, 220 Blackstone Street, Providence

Informal drop-in open house, with brief formal presentation at 6 PM

Downtown Open House

Thursday, September 23 from 12:30 to 2 PM

The Commerce Center, 30 Exchange Terrace Providence

Informal drop-in open house, with brief formal presentation at 1 PM