What: Save RIPTA Budget Press Conference

Who: Save RIPTA Coalition

• Rep. Karen Alzate (Dist. 60 Pawtucket, Central Falls)

• Sen. Meghan Kallman (Dist. 15, Pawtucket, Providence)

• Pat Crowley (AFL CIO)

• Walter Melillo (Amalgamated Transit Union Local 618)

• Liza Burkin (Providence Streets Coalition)

• RI Organizing Project

• Providence Student Union

• Katie West (Housing Network RI)

• RI Transit Riders

When: Tuesday March 26, 2024, 3:15pm

Where: Rhode Island Statehouse, 82 Smith St., Providence – Library

Join lawmakers, labor leaders, transit and housing advocates, and RIPTA riders as the Save RIPTA coalition calls on lawmakers to fund this critical piece of transportation infrastructure to bring public transit to the level Rhode Islanders need and deserve. 

Budget Request HR7774 would allocate $78 million, in addition to the $10 million in the Governor’s Budget, to fully fund RIPTA in the upcoming FY2025:

• $8M to close the current deficit

• $24M to pay drivers adequately

• $46M commitment to expanding service and begin to implement the Transit Master Plan