COA Project Documents (2013)

RIPTA has conducted an in-depth review of all our transit services as part of a Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA).  The study has performed a detailed evaluation of our system to identify where people live and work, how each bus route is performing today, and where changes might possibly be made to better serve riders. Technical documents produced over the course of the study are posted below.  

Recommended Changes

As a result of the COA, proposed changes have been identified for each route.  These changes are designed to work within RIPTA’s existing budget and to direct transit resources where they would be most effective.  They include proposed new routes and express services, scheduling improvements to better coordinate routes operating in the same corridor, modified route alignments, frequency changes to better match service with demand, and the discontinuation of certain routes and route segments. You may view these changes by clicking on your route below.

• Route 1 Eddy/Gaspee:  Proposed Changes
• Route 3 Warwick Avenue:  Proposed Changes
• Route 6 Prairie Ave/Roger Williams Zoo:  Proposed Changes
• Route 8 Jefferson Blvd:  Proposed Changes
• Route 9 Pascoag:  Proposed Changes
• Route 11 Broad Street:  Proposed Changes
• Route 13 Artic/Washington:  Proposed Changes
• Route 14 West Bay:  Proposed Changes
• Route 17 Dyer:  Proposed Changes
• Route 18 Union Avenue:  Proposed Change
• Route 19 Plainfield/Westminster:  Proposed Changes
• Route 20 Elmwood/Airport/Auburn:  Proposed Changes
• Route 21 Reservoir:  Proposed Changes
• Route 22 Pontiac Ave:  Proposed Changes
• Route 26 Academy/RI College:  Proposed Changes
• Route 27 Broadway Manton:  Proposed Changes
• Route 28 Broadway/Hartford:  Proposed Changes
• Route 29 Kent County:  Proposed Changes
• Route 30 Arlington/Oaklawn:  Proposed Changes
• Route 31 Cranston Street:  Proposed Changes
• Route 32 West Barrington:  Proposed Changes
• Route 33 Riverside:  Proposed Changes
• Route 34 East Providence:  Proposed Changes
• Route 35 Rumford:  Proposed Changes
• Route 40 Butler/Elmgrove:  Proposed Changes
• Route 42 Hope Street:  Proposed Changes
• Route 49 Camp/Miriam:  Proposed Changes
• Route 50 Douglas: Proposed Changes
• Route 51 Charles:  Proposed Changes
• Route 52 Branch Ave:  Proposed Changes
• Route 53 Smithfield Ave:  Proposed Changes
• Route 54 Lincoln/Woonsocket:  Proposed Changes
• Route 54 X: Proposed Changes
• Route 55 Admiral/Providence College:  Proposed Changes
• Route 56 Chalkstone Ave:  Proposed Changes
• Route 57 Smith Street:  Proposed Changes
• Route 58 Mineral Spring Ave/North Providence:  Proposed Changes
• Route 60 Providence/Newport:  Proposed Changes
• Route 60x Newport Express : Proposed Changes
• Route 63 Broadway :  Proposed Changes
• Route 64 Newport/URI:  Proposed Changes
• Route 65 Wakefield Express:  Proposed Changes
• Route 66 URI:  Proposed Changes
• Route 67 Bellevue Mansions:  Proposed Changes
• Route 68X Newport/Providence Express via West Bay: Proposed Changes
• Route 71 Broad Street:  Proposed Changes
• Route 72 Weeden/Central Falls:  Proposed Changes
• Route 73 Fairlawn-CCRI:  Proposed Changes
• Route 75 Dexter/Lincoln Mall:  Proposed Changes
• Route 76 Central Ave:  Proposed Changes
• Route 77 Benefit/Broadway:  Proposed Changes
• Route 78 Beverage Hill/East Providence:  Proposed Changes
• Route 79 Columbus Ave: Proposed Changes
• Route 80 Armistice:  Proposed Changes
• Route 87 Fairmount/Walnut Hill:  Proposed Changes
• Route 88 Highland Corp:  Proposed Changes
• Route 90A West Warwick Express:  Proposed Changes
• Route 90C Cumberland Express: Proposed Changes
• Route 90S Scituate Express: Proposed Changes
• Route 90W Westerly Express: Proposed Changes
• Route 92 Green Line:  Proposed Changes
• Route 99 Pawtucket:  Proposed Changes

Project Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheet #1 – Project Overview (June 2012)
• Fact Sheet #2 - Proposed Service Changes  (English version / Spanish version)    

 Other Project Documents

• Public Involvement Plan: a description of how RIPTA plans to gather public input for the COA study.
• RIPTA Market Review: a detailed review of land use, population, employment and other conditions throughout RI. The findings of this report will help us better understand where transit services are most needed.
• Stakeholder Input:  a summary of stakeholder input collected from more than 20 public, private and non-profit stakeholder groups over the summer of 2012. Individuals (or groups of individuals) were interviewed by the COA team and asked to identify which parts of RIPTA’s system are working best today, and whether there are changes that could be made to make the system more effective. 
• RIPTA Service Guidelines: This document represents an update to RIPTA Service Guidelines to reorient RIPTA routes around a "family of services." Minimum guidelines for service level and performance are established for each type of route. These new guidelines were adopted by RIPTA’s Board of Directors in December 2012.

• Passenger Survey Results:  We surveyed more than 25% of our daily passengers in August and September 2012, collecting information about individual travel needs, transfers and fare payment.  Results are summarized for each individual RIPTA route, and on a systemwide basis for both fixed routes and Flex services.

• Overview of Service Scenarios: Using many of the project documents and findings listed above, RIPTA has developed a series of potential changes to routes throughout our system.  This document identifies some of the key themes and ideas that are being considered on most routes.
• Overview of Potential Changes: This document describes the key themes and ideas behind the final recommendations.
• Summary of Recommendations: This document summarizes changes recommended to improve RIPTA service. For more detail on these changes, see the detailed route-by-route descriptions that will soon be posted on our site, and the Metro Area and statewide maps of the proposed changes. Following public hearings in May and June of 2013, RIPTA will seek Board approval to begin implementation of these recommendations. Changes will be phased into the system over a two-year period.

Advisory Committee Meetings

• July 25, 2012 Meeting Presentation
• July 25, 2012 Meeting Notes
• September 20, 2012 Presentation
• September 20, 2012 Meeting Notes
• November 8, 2012 Presentation 
• November 8, 2012 Meeting Notes
• February 21, 2013 Presentation
• February 21, 2013 Meeting Notes