The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is going back to the drawing board, after its Board of Directors postponed a vote on proposed service cuts.

The RIPTA Board was scheduled to vote this morning on a proposal to eliminate 16 bus routes and reduce service to dozens of others as part of an effort to close a $10million budget gap.

But the board decided not to take action after Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee sent the Board a letter urging members to craft a new plan.

McKee said the current plan relies too much on across-the-board cuts. He said the focus instead should be on cutting back low-performing routes, administrative belt-tightening and some fare increases.

The governor also suggested there might be more money available to support what he called a “critical” resource for Rh

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