RIPTA Releases Operational Efficiency Report and Continues Public Hearings on Bus Route Changes On August 3, 2025, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) released its long-awaited Operational Efficiency Study Final Report, which calls for a 20% reduction in services to meet an 18% budget cut. This report accompanies ongoing public hearings about proposed changes affecting 58 bus routes across Rhode Island. Four remaining hearings are scheduled for early August in Providence and Barrington to gather community feedback on these significant transit adjustments.

Hey folks, RIPTA just dropped their efficiency report, and they’re still holdin’ hearings on changin’ or cuttin’ 58 bus routes. Gotta wonder, shouldn’t we have a say in how our transit runs? What’s more important—budgets or gettin’ to work? #RIPTA #RhodyTransit