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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY | |
(RIPTA) TO REINSTATE ITS NONSTOP EXPRESS BUS SERVICE TO SOUTH COUNTY | |
BEACHES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, and Euer | |
Date Introduced: May 18, 2022 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, Rhode Island is known as the Ocean State due to its 400 miles of stunning |
2 | coastline and sandy beaches, where generations of Rhode Islanders and visitors to the State have |
3 | enjoyed and been inspired by the crystalline waters; and |
4 | WHEREAS, For some, access to the State’s beaches is a car ride away, but for many |
5 | working-class families and children who live in urban communities, the current cost of gas as |
6 | well as the rising cost of living would make this journey impossible if not for RIPTA’s seasonal |
7 | express bus service that directly connects several of the state’s inland communities to the beach; |
8 | and |
9 | WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) |
10 | has offered the inner core communities of Central Falls, Cranston, North Providence, Pawtucket, |
11 | Providence and Woonsocket with the ability to travel to the beach for a reasonable fee and with |
12 | the flexibility necessary for families and the elderly; and |
13 | WHEREAS, In addition, in a day and age when “going green” is not only fashionable but |
14 | vital for our environment, and with the cost of gas hitting all-time highs, the use of buses and |
15 | mass transportation needs to become more, not less available; now, therefore be it |
16 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby respectfully requests |
17 | the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to reinstate express bus service to South County |
18 | beaches; and be it further |
19 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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1 | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the |
2 | State of Rhode Island, and Scott Avedisian, Chief Executive Officer of the Rhode Island Public |
3 | Transit Authority. |
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