Providence Sees Five Year High in Overnight Parking Tickets, with Over 50,000 Issued in 2025

by Eric Halvarson

Providence issued more than 50,000 tickets for overnight parking violations in 2025, the most the City has delivered in the past five years.  City residents without driveways or provided parking lots are gambling over whether to buy an expensive overnight parking pass or risk a [...]

New RIPTA program lets landlords get free bus passes for tenants over the holidays

by Christopher Shea

Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by Rhode Island Current on November 11, 2025. Reprinted with permission. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has launched a pilot program offering landlords free monthly transit passes to share with their tenants this holiday season. [...]

Providence’s New Urban Trail Section Will Connect Washington Secondary, Woonasquatucket Paths

by Eric Halvarson

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by ecoRI. Republished with permission. Highway traffic flows just below the new shared-use paths built in Federal Hill between Tobey and Waverly streets. Cyclists and pedestrians are enjoying their new separate lane, but should they be concerned about the [...]

Every Route a Story: Providence RIPTA Riders Express Fear and Outrage Over Cuts

by Eric Halvarson

After teaching an interactive course about erosion with a second grade science class at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School, Kris Haines took a 30 minute bus ride from Fox Point to Wanskuck Library. There was another class to lead.  It’s the sort of trip Haines would [...]

Trinity Square: From Trolleys to Transit Troubles

by Jackson Bahr, Emad Muzaffar, Byron Gonsalves

Trinity Square is a historic gateway to South Providence, known for its vibrant mix of cultures —  lower Broad Street is often referred to as the “Latino Cultural Corridor of Providence.” Today, the diverse culture of Broad Street continues even as the area faces various [...]

Will RIPTA Be Saved or Savaged This Year?

by Barry Schiller

For those who use or care about public transit in RI it’s easy to see this as the worst of times.  Most of all because H5076, the Governor’s proposed FY2026 budget, fails to help close the deficit RIPTA faces, about $32.6 million, the largest pending [...]

Providence Rail Hub Thriving, But Future Uncertain

by Steven Stycos

While transit systems around the country struggle to regain their pre-COVID ridership, Amtrak’s Providence station is attracting record numbers of passengers. Its partner at the Providence station, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), however, reports its ridership has yet to regain pre-COVID levels. Neither railroad [...]

Spanning the Seekonk River: Bridges Over Troubled Waters?

by Ruth Marris-Macaulay

Just mentioning the word “bridge” in or around Providence is likely to evoke horror stories about earth-shattering traffic delays. Since the westbound lanes of the present Washington Bridge were abruptly closed in December 2023, following the discovery that it was in danger of imminent collapse, [...]

A Conversation With Chris Durand, RIPTA’s New CEO

by Barry Schiller and Patricia Raub

Chris Durand, who was appointed RIPTA CEO last November, recently agreed to sit for an interview with The Providence Eye. This is the summary of that conversation.  RIPTA accomplishments: Chris said first that he wants Providence residents to know about RIPTA’s recent accomplishments.  Much of [...]

RIPTA Bus Hub in Kennedy Plaza: This Group Wants it to Stay!

by Barry Schiller

The future of RIPTA’s downtown Providence bus hub remains unresolved, even though it has been discussed at least since 2014 when voters approved a $35 million bond to fund “enhancements and renovations” to transit hubs throughout the state. Kennedy Plaza, previously Exchange Place, is the [...]