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.

Really enjoy going on @ripta.com trips across Little Rhody! 💙🚌⚓🌊

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!

Matcha latte with boba from Ten One Tea House in College Hill, Providence 💚🧋🐿️ Reachable by @ripta.com Routes 1, 32, 33, 34, 40 or 35 & 78 (Kennedy Plaza-bound trips only) 🚌

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!

Are you going to Waterfire this weekend? @2feet2bucks.com has you covered! Check out Motif Magazine and see the newest map postcards! @ripta.com @waterfire-fans.bsky.social 🚶‍♀️👣 🚍 🚌 🚶‍♂️ motifri.com/category/lif...

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!

RIPTA will run a Sunday/holiday schedule on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026. 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.

take @ripta.com Routes 3, 4, 51, 54, 58, or 72 to the South Street & stop on Eddy Street (by South Street Landing / the RI Nursing Education Center) or Route 92 also stops at Eddy & South (Nursing Education Center) - then it's a short distance to 44 Hospital Street

Win this @cleverhood.bsky.social hat! Stop by TOMORROW, May 20 from 6 - 9am on the pedestrian bridge (across from the CIC) in Providence as we celebrate #BikeToWork month. Can't make it? Log your bike rides in the @drivelessri.bsky.social app for an extra chance to win! Details: RIPTA.com/BikeToWork

Join the cast. Drive less. Ride RIPTA. 🚌 Inspired by the dramatic intros of reality TV, The Real Riders of RIPTA puts a transit twist on the #RealHousewivesOfRhodeIsland, starring the real people who ride with us every day – with a little humor and Ocean State attitude. #RHORI

Join us in Newport! 🚴‍♀️ Do you bike to work? Stop by #NewportRI City Hall on your commute this Friday, May 15 from 7 - 9am for snacks, swag, and the chance to win prizes from our sponsors as RIPTA and @bikenewportri.bsky.social celebrate #NationalBikeMonth! Details: RIPTA.com/BikeToWork

Realized today that this is the 20th year of bike to work day [month] for me here in RI. Last year I think I pulled out my BTW t-shirt from 2006, this year, kind of by, accident I grabbed the 2016 one. Thanks for supporting bike commuters @ripta.com

Do you #BikeToWork? Join us at these locations TOMORROW, May 13 for bike swag + snacks on your commute! Details: RIPTA.com/BiketoWork 📍East Providence: 6 - 9am at the East Bay Bike Path Entrance (across from Black Duck Tavern) 📍Providence: 4 - 6pm at the Providence Train Station

We're Hiring! 🚐 Do you have an active RI CDL driver’s license or permit with passenger and air brake endorsements? Join our 4-week paid training program and become a Paratransit Operator. Apply online before July 3, 2026 at RIPTA.com/careers.

We're hiring! 🚌 Join our team as a Customer Service Representative where you'll play a key role in communicating with RIPTA riders in person, over the phone, and by email. Bilingual in Spanish a plus! Apply online before May 22, 2026 at RIPTA.com/careers.

Qualified seniors and individuals with disabilities can apply for a reduced fare bus pass this spring at these convenient locations throughout the state! 🚌 Visit RIPTA.com/calendar for a full list of our 2026 Community Site Visits.

Celebrate #BikeToWork Month with us TOMORROW, May 6 from 6 - 9 am at Memorial Park in Providence. 🚲 Stop by on your commute for light refreshments, free bike swag, and the chance to enter to win BIG prizes from our sponsors. Details: RIPTA.com/BiketoWork @bikeleague.org #NationalBikeMonth

Local and state leaders joined RIPTA yesterday to announce the expansion of Flex On Demand service to northern Aquidneck Island! ⚓️🚐 This pilot will help us make data-driven decisions about rider demand while strengthening our fixed-route network with current resources. Details: RIPTA.com/node/1054

Join RIPTA as we celebrate our 3rd Annual No Pollute Commute #BikeToWork Challenge, running May 1 - May 31, 2026. 🚴‍♂️ Visit RIPTA.com/BikeToWork for a complete list of events. See you out there! #NationalBikeMonth @drivelessri.bsky.social @bikenewportri.bsky.social @bikeleague.org

🚴‍♀️ Kick off Bike Month in Newport! Join the May 1 Launch Ride from the Park & Bike lot (Connell Hwy): 🕗 8 AM snacks + swag followed by a group ride Ride the Newport Bike Path & log your trip in the Drive Less RI app to earn rewards 🚲💚 #bike #Newport #RhodeIsland @bikenewportri.bsky.social

Mark your calendars, bikers! 🚴‍♀️ 📅 We'll see you Wednesday, May 6, 2026 from 6am – 9am at Memorial Park in Providence for complimentary refreshments and free bike swag for kids and adults. Visit RIPTA.com/BikeToWork for details. #NationalBikeMonth @bikeleague.org

Pedal like our climate depends on it! 🌎🚴‍♂️Swap out a car ride for a bike ride during our #BikeToWork month challenge in May for a chance to win bike gear and prizes from local businesses all month long! Visit RIPTA.com/BikeToWork for details. @bikenewportri.bsky.social @drivelessri.bsky.social

I've taken RIPTA from Providence to Newport (and back), and the fact such a service exists is so amazing. And it's a sort of lovely toodle into coastal RI.

Space is still available for these free events Monday! Let’s talk transit, then grab light bites next door! Thanks to cohosts ACT Patriot chapter and panelists @jakebissaillon.bsky.social @ripta.com @growsmartri.bsky.social and Providence Foundation! Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/commuter-b...

Help us celebrate RIPTA's 60th birthday! 🚌 🥳 Are you a current or former RIPTA employee? Did your family member work for RIPTA? Do you have any memories riding the bus that you would like to share? Email your submissions to [email protected] and be part of our story.

Celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek with RIPTA 🚌 📚 We're making it even easier to visit and support libraries across Rhode Island with RIPTA.com/library where you can explore public libraries statewide and find the RIPTA routes that serve them. All aboard the library bus!

#EarthWeek is here, and we're celebrating with surprise visits to passengers on #EarthDay, Wednesday, April 22. 🌎🌿🚌 Comment below with what time and which bus stop you'll be at on Earth Day, and you may get some RIPTA swag!

The AAPI History Museum in Providence, RI is the nation’s first museum dedicated to the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders! May is AANHPI Heritage Month! ❤️ If using transit: ride @ripta.com Routes 1, 3, 4, 51, 54, 58, 72 or 92 to Eddy St. & South St. 🚌🚏

Happy #WorldPublicTransportDay! We're joining public transit providers across the world in celebration of the role transit plays in our lives - from getting people to jobs + education to cutting carbon and connecting communities. Think globally, act locally!

@ripta.com recently launched Flex On Demand in the 231 Flex Zone (South Aquidneck - parts of Newport & Middletown) 🚐🌊 Monday – Friday: 6:45 am-5:15 pm Saturday: 8:45 am-4:45 pm Fare: $2 one way (cash or Wave Card) ripta.com/flexondemand/

Oooh this is my first time getting off @ripta.com Route 24L at the Newport Park & Ride on JT Connell Hwy! 😯🚌

Here comes @ripta.com Route 50! 🚌🚏

Spotted @ripta.com’s new RIde paratransit vehicle in Providence! It’s a Frontrunner van made by a company called Model 1 Commercial Vehicles 🚐

We're celebrating 60 years of service, and we want to hear from you! 🚌 Are you a current or former RIPTA employee, a family member with RIPTA ties, or a rider with fond memories of taking the bus? DM us your photos and stories to help us honor 60 years of moving #RhodeIsland forward!

On board baristas may be an April Fool's joke, but riders can visit these very real and delicious locally owned #RhodeIsland coffee shops and cafes accessible by RIPTA. Psst - log your coffee break rides in the @drivelessri.bsky.social app for weekly prizes from businesses just like these!

We’re Hiring! 🚌 Join our team as a Communications & Outreach Coordinator where you will promote sustainable travel to employers, students & community partners through outreach, marketing, and in-person events. Apply online before April 17, 2026 at RIPTA.com/careers.

Starting today, RIPTA is proud to announce the launch of Espresso Express, a first-of-its-kind pilot program bringing locally roasted coffee from Maria Maria Coffee Bar directly onto your morning commute. 🚌☕ Plus, enjoy contactless ordering through the Wave app!

Last week our travel training team visited Spurwink in Cranston where we showed adult learners the ropes of riding RIPTA! 🚌 Want us to come to your school or organization and present our free How to Ride demonstration? Email [email protected] to set up a time!

It's biking season! 🚲 Joshua logged seven bike rides in the Drive Less RI app, earning him a $50 gift card to Borealis Coffee. Log YOUR green travel to win our next prize, a gift card to CVS! Peeps vs. Cadbury Eggs - what's your favorite Easter candy? 🐰 Let us know for a chance to win swag!

Fueled up at the new Cafe Ava in Providence’s Jewelry District and ready to ride @ripta.com Route 24L to Fall River! ☕️🚌🌊

Do you ride RIPTA? Log your bus rides in our Drive Less RI app for a chance to win this week's prize! 🚌🎁

Log your RIPTA rides for a chance to win next week's prize!

Coming together for a better RI! ⚓️ Our team is at the RI League of Cities & Towns Annual Convention today where we're connecting with city, town, and state leaders about all the services and programs that RIPTA has to offer in their area.

Vicky works at Cumberland Farms and already enjoys using RIPTA's 204 Westerly Flex service. 🚐 She's excited to book her next trip right from her phone with the new on-demand app. Use promo code WELCOMEWESTERLY and your first ride is on us! Learn more at RIPTA.com/FlexOnDemand.

We 🫶 our riders! Passengers from Central Falls to Newport shared their thanks on Transit App for our drivers today on National #TransitEmployeeAppreciationDay. Join us by wishing YOUR driver a Happy National Transit Employee Appreciation Day! Song credit: @transportopia.bsky.social

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Pilgrim Senior Center in Warwick where our team helped qualified seniors and individuals with disabilities sign up for our Reduced Fare Photo ID Bus Pass program. ☘️ We're coming to a town near you next! Visit RIPTA.com/calendar for info.

Hey Uncle RIPTA, what were you like in the '90s? #90s #90sTrend