{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Providence Eye","provider_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/","author_name":"Dana Schneider","author_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/author\/dana-schneider-2\/","title":"Fixing Transit in Providence Requires More Than a New DOT Director","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0KSMEIKtyU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/fixing-transit-rv\/\">Fixing Transit in Providence Requires More Than a New DOT Director<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/fixing-transit-rv\/embed\/#?secret=0KSMEIKtyU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abFixing Transit in Providence Requires More Than a New DOT Director\u00bb \u2014 The Providence Eye\" data-secret=\"0KSMEIKtyU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1024px-Peter_Alviti_Jr._RIDOT_Director.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":1407,"description":"Peter Alviti\u2019s resignation last week as director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation marks the end of a long and troubled chapter for the agency.\u00a0 For many Rhode Islanders \u2014 especially those of us in Providence \u2014 his departure feels long overdue. From the Washington Bridge crisis to the mishandling of Kennedy Plaza \u2014 [...]"}