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Rhode Island Alternative Transit Options Hit State-Built Wall

During the 1950s, cheap gas, lobbying by the fossil-fuel industry, and the marketing of automobiles as a symbol of personal freedom derailed the nation’s transit system, including Rhode Island’s network of interurban streetcars and trolleybuses.

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Bike and Transit Advocates Slam Kennedy Plaza Lawsuit

PROVIDENCE — A lawsuit recently filed in Superior Court claims that a bus hub at the Providence train station and the dedicated bus corridor being built through Kennedy Plaza could impact quality of life and bring down property values.

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Volkswagen Settlement Money Will Buy Electric Buses

Most of the settlement funds will be spent on a plan between the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and the Department of Environmental Management to electrify a portion of state’s fleet of 250 buses.

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