DETOURS

RIPTA CELEBRATES LABOR DAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

RIPTA will operate all regular fixed-route buses and trolleys on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Monday, September 1, 2014 in observance of Labor Day. RIPTA offices, including the Photo Identification and Ticket Sellers Offices in Kennedy Plaza, will not be staffed on the holiday. Click here for details.

PAWTUCKET ARTS FESTIVAL-TASTE OF BLACKSTONE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

RIPTA will detour Routes 1, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 80, 98 and the R-Line from the first trip in the morning until the last trip of the day in order to accommodate the Pawtucket Arts Festival – Taste of Blackstone. Roosevelt Avenue will be closed for this event.

CYCLOVÍA PROVIDENCE - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

RIPTA will detour Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit) in Providence from 11 am until 5 pm to accommodate Cyclovía Providence. Hope Street will be closed between 9th Avenue and Rochambeau Avenue for this event.

FESTIVAL FETE - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

RIPTA will detour Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit) to accommodate Festival Fete on Thayer Street. The detour will be in effect all day and night. Thayer Street will be closed to vehicular traffic on Sunday, September 28 for this event.

RIPTA IN THE COMMUNITY

To kick off September, Commuter Resource RI (CRRI) will be attending Bryant University’s Opening Weekend Enrollment Festivities for all students and parents over the Labor Day weekend. CRRI will provide bus scheduling information and all transportation related materials for commuting to the campus and throughout the state.

SENIORS DAY IN THE PARK – SATURDAY AUGUST 30

Join RIPTA at the Mayor Angel Taveras’ Third Annual Seniors Day in the Park on Saturday, August 30th at the Roger William’s Park Botanical Gardens. RIPTA staff will be onsite distributing information on our Senior Bus Pass Program and more! The event will run from 10:00am-1:30pm. For more information, please contact the Department of Senior Services at 401-421-2489.

WHEELS TO WORK

RIPTA was at the Providence Children’s Museum August 20th with a driver and bus as part of the Museum’s Wheels to Work program. Kids at the event were able to get behind the wheel of a RIPTA bus and check out the dashboard to get a glimpse of life as a city bus driver. According to the Museum’s Experience Coordinator Seth Finkle, “The City Bus was an incredible hit for our program. Children really enjoyed being able to see the inside of a bus and to pretend to drive the bus.“ Want RIPTA at your event? Email marketing@ripta.com.

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