The agreement says RIPTA will make future increases to the $2 per trip bus fare, but not during this fiscal year that ends June 30, 2026 and does not specify how large they will eventually be

Weekday buses on RIPTA's flagship R-Line along Broad Street and North Main Street will come every 12 minutes during peak hours instead of every 10 minutes.

The the RIde Anywhere program for Rhode Islanders with disabilities will see no service reductions.

Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority have announced a budget deal to avoid looming layoffs and most route cuts to the statewide bus system needed to close a roughly $10 million projected revenue hole.

The agreement says RIPTA will make future increases to the $2 per trip bus fare, but not during this fiscal year that ends

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