RECENT NEWS

2/1/2012 CTC E-Brief: RIC students make the case for better transportation choices

1/25/2012 CTC E-Brief: Making transportation work -- CTC's 2011 achievements and 2012 priorities

1/18/2012 CTC E-Brief: Elizabeth Cazden: Life on the #60 bus

1/11/2012 CTC E-Brief: Smart Ideas About Rhode Island's Transportation Choices

12/21/2011 CTC E-Brief: Providence stands tall in defense of a viable transit system

12/14/2011 CTC E-Brief: CTC Co-Chair Sheila Dormody steps down to become Providence's first Sustainability Director

12/7/2011 CTC E-Brief: How can you affect which transportation projects in your community win budget approval?

11/23/2011 CTC E-Brief: Rapid Bus coming to Rhode Island in 2012

11/16/2011 CTC E-Brief: The best (and cheapest) ways to use RIPTA to get where you're going

11/9/2011 CTC E-Brief: Woonsocket Walks! Participate in the development of a City Wide Pedestrian Walking Plan or get ideas for your community.

11/5/2011 CTC E-Brief: Transit benefit once again slated to be cut in half -- tell Congress to move

10/26/2011 CTC E-Brief: City, RIPTA schedule Open Houses on Providence Streetcar Proposal 

10/19/2011 CTC E-Brief: Take action to oppose RIPTA service cuts   

10/12/2011 CTC E-Brief: More stories from the #14 bus . . .

10/7/2011 CTC E-Brief: Rhode Island Schools and Students Celebrate International Walk to School Day

9/30/2011 CTC E-Brief: RIPTA service cuts make it harder for Rhode Islanders to get to work

9/21/2011 CTC E-Brief: Get your school involved in International Walk to School Day

9/14/2011 CTC E-Brief: Second annual Bike-Walk Summit set for Oct. 7  

9/7/2011 CTC E-Brief: State leaders speak out on proposed RIPTA cuts

8/11/2011 CTC E-Brief: Rhode Islanders turn out to oppose potential RIPTA cuts

8/3/2011 CTC E-Brief: Bike-share programs all the rage from coast to coast: Is there one in Rhode Island's future?

8/2/2011 GOLOCALProv slideshow: RIPTA Riders Protest Cuts

7/27/2011 CTC E-Brief: Intersections -- Transportation and your health: Part 4 -- Keep moving to stay healthy

7/26/2011 The Valley Breeze Newspapers: Pawtucket riders: RIPTA cuts disproportionately impact us (with video)

7/20/2011 CTC E-Brief: Intersections -- Transportation and your health: Part 3 -- Climate change and your car

7/15/2011 Projo.com: RIPTA supporters dismayed by possible service cuts

7/14/2011 Projo.com: Editorials: Trolling for transit ideas

7/13/2011 CTC E-Brief: Transportation budget pushes RIPTA, communities under the bus

7/7/2011 CTC E-Brief: Intersections -- Transportation and your health: Part 2 -- Car and pedestrian safety

6/29/2011 CTC E-Brief: Intersections -- Transportation and your health: Part 1 -- A breath of fresh air 

6/15/2011 CTC E-Brief: The #14 Express rides on . . . 

6/8/2011 Projo.com: Senate commission proposes tolls, higher driving-related fees

6/8/2011 CTC E-Brief: The Consequences Of Inaction Part 4 - Buses and trolleys: Inaction means paying more for less

6/1/2011 CTC E-Brief: The Consequences Of Inaction Part 3 - Local roads: Potholes and our pocketbooks

5/28/2011 Projo.com: R.I. panel wants to boost taxes, fees to repair roads

5/28/2011 Projo.com: Kingston station improvements will reduce Amtrak delays

5/18/2011 CTC E-Brief: The Consequences Of Inaction Part 2 - Deteriorating bridges and highways

5/11/2011 Projo.com: National study rates R.I. fair in measuring transportation programs

5/11/2011 CTC E-Brief: The Consequences Of Inaction Part 1 - The financial implications   

5/5/2011 NewportPatch: Island Transportation Study Results Released to Public

5/4/2011 CTC E-Brief: What's all the fuss about Complete Streets?

4/20/2011 CTC E-Brief: Decision-makers warned that reliance on current transportation funding methods will lead to disaster

4/13/2011 CTC E-Brief: A big tip for impacting transportation projects in Rhode Island 

4/9/2011 Projo.com: Highway Trust Fund is ‘broke,’ expert tells R.I. officials

4/7/2011 CTC E-Brief: Join us for Earth Day at the State House

4/6/2011 NBC 10 video of April 6 Transportation Forum

3/30/2011 CTC E-Brief: CTC outlines position on Governor Chafee's transportation budget proposal for FY 2012

3/23/2011 CTC E-Brief: Transportation funding reform takes center stage at April 6th forum 

3/16/2011 CTC E-Brief: It's like a sunburn on your lungs 

3/9/2011 CTC E-Brief: Chafee says RI must break the habit of borrowing

3/2/2011 CTC E-Brief: A safer, more enjoyable path

2/23/2011 CTC E-Brief: Growing support for Complete Streets

2/16/2011 CTC E-Brief: What does it take to keep RIPTA rolling?

2/10/2011 CTC E-Brief: Will this be the year for major transportation funding reform?

2/2/2011 CTC E-Brief: Could a good transportation network help keep you healthy and smart?

1/26/2011 CTC E-Brief: National security experts and fiscal conservatives join the call to rework federal transportation funding

1/19/2011 CTC E-Brief: The 50 most dangerous intersections in Rhode Island

1/12/2011 CTC E-Brief: "I want to bike and walk but......" Transportation choices and the hopes of a new generation

1/5/2011 CTC E-Brief: Five resolutions for 2011

12/3/2010 - Projo.com: R.I. transportation agencies says they have big plans but little cash

11/24/2010 - South County Independent: Town considering a people-friendly streets philosophy

11/16/2010 - SouthKingstownPatch: A Call to Make SK Streets Complete

10/20/2010 - Projo.com: Providence receives grant to study transit, development

10/20/2010 - GoLocalProv.com: Amtrak High Speed Rail Would Bypass Providence

10/13/2010 - Projo.com: Deal struck for train service to T.F. Green Airport in Warwick

9/26/2010 - WPRO: Interview with CTC Co-Chair John Flaherty (MP3 audio file)

8/17/2010 - Projo.com: RIPTA considers additional charge for ‘premium’ service

7/29/2010 - Projo.com: RIPTA trying to avoid reductions to bus service

7/20/2010 - Warwick Beacon: Routes preserved, rate hikes OK'd for RIPTA

7/19/2010 - ecoRI: A Quarter More: RIPTA Approves Basic Fare Hike to $2

7/16/2010 - Johnston Sun Rise: Salaries and benefits cripple RIPTA's finances

7/15/2010 - Projo: RIPTA board approves 14% fare increase

7/13/2010 - Warwick Beacon: Reform RIPTA

7/6/2010 - Coalition for Transportation Choices Statement on RIPTA Fare Increases

6/23/2010 - Projo.com editorial: A better fuel future

6/21/2010 - EcoRI op-ed by John Flaherty and Sheila Dormody: Investment in Transportation Changes is Tough Hill to Climb

6/6/2010 - Projo.com op-ed by Ed Cooney: How to get from there to here better in R.I.

6/4/2010 - ProJo: U.S. transportation secretary upbeat about Rhode Island’s public transportation plan

6/2/2010 - Stateline.org: States find road and bridge money hard to come by

6/1/2010 - ProJo: RIPTA sets hearings on proposed fare hike

6/1/2010 - ProJo.com op-ed by Daniel Baudouin: In defense of the Blue Cross headquarters tower.

5/27/2010 - ProJo: R.I. Senate takes a new look at miles-driven tax

5/25/2010 - ProJo: Weakened bridges costing RIPTA bus passengers

5/25/2010 - Transportation for America: Emergency transit funding bill introduced, tell your Senators to support it

5/20/2010 - ABC News/Money: Northeast States Seek Plan for Rail Upgrades

5/14/2010 - ProJo: Rhode Island bill to tax petroleum products prompts outcry

5/12/2010 - ProJo: Patching up R.I.’s roads

4/27/2010 - Warwick Beacon: City to get train service this fall

4/25/2010 - Pawtucket Times: Step closer to city train station

3/3/2010 - ProJo: Editorial: Say it’s not so, RIPTA!

1/4/2010 - Providence Business News Article by Chris Barrett: New coalition to push for transportation upgrades (pdf)

1/4/2010 - Providence Business News Editorial: State's leaders must tackle transit issues (pdf)

December 2009 and older:

Watch Providence Mayor David Cicilline talk about the importance of expanding and improving our public transportation system.

12/22/2009 - ProJo article by Bruce Landis: RIPTA wants binding arbitration to consider state’s ability to pay

12/16/2009 - ProJo article by Bruce Landis: Some House members say R.I. should get out of transit business

12/16/2009 - Editorial: The new trolley song

12/14/2009 - ProJo article by Bruce Landis: Providence is en route to bright, diverse future

12/14/2009 - EcoRI article by Frank Carini: Providence has Renewed Desire to Bring Back a Streetcar System

12/10/2009 - Newport Daily News article: New coalition brings focus on vital issue (pdf)

12/10/2009 - WPRI Eyewitness News report by Mary Abraham: Cicilline unveils transportation plan

12/10/2009 - Channel 10 NBC news report: Mayor unveils aggressive transit plan

12/10/2009 - Providence Business News article by Chris Barrett: RIPTA lays out plan for streetcars, buses

12/8/2009 - ProJo article by Bruce Landis: A desire named streetcar: Providence seeks major transit overhaul

11/22/2009 - ProJo article by Bruce Landis: Rhode Island can be deadly for pedestrians, national report shows

11/09/2009 - EcoRI article by Frank Carini: Public Transit Needs to Reclaim Rhode Island's Roadways

Laure Quinlivan's Streetcar Report from Laure Quinlivan on Vimeo.