RIPTA gets $1.34M federal aid for IT drive
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transportation Authority will receive $1.34 million in federal aid to expand its Intelligent Transportation System, bringing global positioning systems (GPS) and other technology to all its regular bus routes statewide. As welcome as that money may be, however, it cannot be used toward RIPTA’s looming budget deficit, so the agency also is weighing possible systemwide service cuts.
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