PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee sent a letter to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Board of Directors Thursday suggesting the body adopt a new financial strategy.

McKee urged RIPTA’s board to establish a proposal that “balances new revenue strategies with targeted reductions to low-performing routes.”

McKee stated that the current proposal features an excess of route reductions and that a new version should emphasize amending or eliminating the lowest-performing routes, reducing administrative and management expenses and “maximizing federal funding.”

Fare increases in line with inflation and zone-based pricing were also suggested by McKee to shore up the agency’s finances.

McKee referenced an additional $15 million in General Assembly-appropriated fund

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