We're Hiring! Are you a detail-oriented person who can keep multiple priorities moving? Join our team as a Confidential Executive Assistant, providing high-level admin support to RIPTA's CEO and Executive Office. Apply online before Aug. 21, 2026: RIPTA.com/careers.

As America celebrates its 250th birthday this year, we thought we'd turn back the calendar to 1976 and share these bicentennial bus wraps commemorating the nation's 200th birthday! 🗽 Celebrating 60 years, one story at a time. Learn more at RIPTA.com/60Years.

Help us design a new fast transit service to connect the Providence metro area by sharing your thoughts! 🚌🚆 Take the Metro Connector survey and provide important feedback on the route's path, destinations, and mode (light rail or bus rapid transit): tinyurl.com/yc84e9j2

RIPTA will run a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Victory Day, Monday, August 10, 2026. All RIPTA Offices, except for the Customer Service Kiosk in the Newport Transportation Center, will be closed. Click here for details: RIPTA.com/node/1201

Flex On Demand is making it easier to get around Northern Aquidneck Island! Last week, we joined RI Senator Linda Ujifusa, Conley Zani, and community members for a field trip highlighting how this on-demand service connects people to places. Learn more at RIPTA.com/FlexOnDemand.

New look, same stop! 🎨RIPTA and the city of Providence unveiled two public art bus shelters in Ward 14, transforming everyday transit spaces into vibrant community landmarks celebrating the history & character of Providence's Wanskuck neighborhood. Learn more at: RIPTA.com/node/1198

Join us for a public information session TODAY, July 27 to learn about how we're connecting Warwick, Cranston, Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls through bus rapid transit (BRT) or light rail. 🚌🚆Details: RIPTA.com/MetroConnector

Help us design a new fast transit service to connect the Providence metro area by sharing your thoughts! 🚌🚆 Take the Metro Connector survey and provide important feedback on the route's path, destinations, and mode (light rail or bus rapid transit): tinyurl.com/yc84e9j2

Enjoy free service to South County beaches on Governor's Bay Day! ☀️🌊🚌 RIPTA will waive the roundtrip fare on the South County Express Beach Bus on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Service will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit tinyurl.com/445k76n7 for schedule info.

Join us TOMORROW to learn about connecting Warwick, Cranston, Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls through rapid bus service or light rail. 📅Wednesday, July 22 🕐5:30pm – 7:00pm 📍444 Westminster Street, Providence Details: RIPTA.com/MetroConnector

THIS WEEK: RIPTA's Metro Connector study is exploring ways to better connect Warwick, Cranston, Providence, Pawtucket & Central Falls. Learn about the options and have a say in the route and what form (rapid bus or light rail) it takes! 🚌🚆 RIPTA.com/MetroConnector

RIPTA wants to hear from YOU! What’s the best way connect Metro PVD with fast, frequent service? Which activity centers should be on the route and where could dedicated transit lanes provide fast service? Take an online survey or attend a meeting. Details: RIPTA.com/MetroConnector

It's our 60th birthday! 🥳 We're celebrating six decades of service with events and programming all year long. Plus, each week we'll share memories from riders, workers, and our archives with our 60 Years, 60 Stories series. For more info., visit RIPTA.com/60Years.

RIPTA will run a Sunday/Holiday schedule Saturday, July 4 in observance of the Fourth of July. All RIPTA offices, except for the Customer Service Kiosk in the Newport Transportation Center, will be closed on Friday, July 3. 1/2

Your commute just got easier, Aquidneck Island! ⚓️ The pilot expansion of Flex On Demand service in the 231 Flex Zone will continue serving Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth residents, commuters, and visitors through December 31, 2026. Learn more at RIPTA.com/FlexOnDemand.

PC➡️URI ➡️RIC 🎓Our outreach team has been attending first year student summer orientations across the state at Providence College, URI, and Rhode Island College this month as we help incoming freshmen learn about how to get around #RhodeIsland with RIPTA. Welcome to Rhode Island, #ClassOf2030!

Flex On Demand, now in northern RI! 🚐 Our Flex On Demand microtransit pilot program has been expanded to include Pascoag, Slatersville, Woonsocket, and Manville. Visit RIPTA.com/FlexOnDemand to download the app today!

We're designing new schedules! 🚌 RIPTA is exploring a redesign of its printed bus schedules to make them easier to read, navigate, and understand. Your feedback will help ensure the new design meets the needs of our riders. Visit tinyurl.com/matz388j to take the survey today.

Drive your career forward this summer! 🚌🌊 RIPTA is hiring for Paratransit Operators, Paratransit CDL Trainees, Mechanics, and Utility Workers. Stop by our in-person Open House next week, or visit RIPTA.com/careers to apply online.

Summer service changes go into effect SATURDAY, June 20, 2026. Changes include trip time adjustments to Route 23 & Route 65x, plus the start of select summer services like the Beach Bus and shuttle service to the Providence/Newport ferry. 🏖️ Details: RIPTA.com/ServiceChanges.

RIPTA will run a Sunday/Holiday schedule TOMORROW, June 19, 2026 in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. All offices will be closed, except for the RIde Paratransit Office and the Newport Transportation Center Customer Service Kiosk. Details: RIPTA.com/node/1089

It's the summer of soccer! ⚽️ With record-level attendance expected for PVD FanZone events, attendees are encouraged to ride RIPTA or carpool whenever possible. Learn how you can find a carpool match to the PVD FanZone in a few easy steps with the @drivelessri.bsky.social app.

Next stop: soccer! ⚽ Match Day attendees can ride the Match Day Express Service from the InterLink at T.F. Green International Airport to the Rhode Island Convention Center where they can connect to the Boston Stadium Express bus. For schedules, visit RIPTA.com/soccer.

RIPTA will run a Sunday/holiday schedule Friday, June 19, 2026 in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. All offices will be closed, except for the RIde Paratransit Office and the Newport Transportation Center Customer Service Kiosk. Details: RIPTA.com/node/1089

Thank you to @govdanmckee.bsky.social, Speaker Blazejewski, @risenate.bsky.social Senate President Lawson, and all members of the RI General Assembly for ensuring RIPTA’s FY 2027 budget gap is addressed as we work together to move transit forward in Rhode Island. 🚌

RIPTA is currently working to resolve an issue with Wave that may affect the reload option for some institutional accounts and mobile app users. Thank you for your patience while we look into this matter.

Join us for a job fair! 🚌 Stop by our table at the All Industry Job Fair June 17, 2026 from 12 - 2pm at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet in Cranston to hear about opportunities available at RIPTA and 80+ employers across the state. See you there!

Last week our outreach team joined high school students, families, and community members from Providence Public Schools for their third annual Mental Health & Wellness Fair. 🚌 RIPTA is a safe, eco-friendly, and inexpensive way for students to get where they need to go!

RIPTA will run a Sunday/Holiday schedule Monday, May 25, 2026 in observation of Memorial Day. All RIPTA offices will be closed on Memorial Day, except for the Customer Service Kiosk in the Newport Transportation Center. Visit RIPTA.com for details.

Be cool, bike to school! ✌️ These elementary students had a lot of fun this week participating in #NationalBikeMonth. RIPTA's outreach team met students and parents on the South County Bike Path for a group ride to school to hand out some groovy t-shirts and bike stickers!