RIPTA’s R-Line fare-free pilot boosts ridership by 40%
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s (RIPTA) R-Line free-fare pilot program has led to a 40% increase in ridership within six months. Launched in September 2022, the one-year pilot aims to study the costs and benefits of fare-free service, with findings suggesting better access to shopping and savings for passengers.
UpriseRI
March 31, 2023
Let’s find a way to help Rhode Islanders face retirement
Let’s find a way to help Rhode Islanders face retirement: Advocates say a voluntary RISavers program could be one way to help private sector workers save for retirement without creating new costs for employers
By Senator Meghan E. Kallman, Kristina Brown and Catherine Taylor
The Boston Globe
March 4, 2022
Would free RIPTA service take cars off the road? Advocates hope so
Would free RIPTA service take cars off the road? Advocates hope so
The Providence Journal
March 2, 2022
Hear interview with Sen. Kallman on “Future Tense”, WEKU
Interview by Chris Begley. Listen here.