| R 319 |
| 2022 -- S 2947 Enacted 05/19/2022 |
| 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 |
Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, and Euer |
| Date Introduced: May 18, 2022 |
| WHEREAS, Rhode Island is known as the Ocean State due to its 400 miles of stunning |
| coastline and sandy beaches, where generations of Rhode Islanders and visitors to the State have |
| enjoyed and been inspired by the crystalline waters; and |
| WHEREAS, For some, access to the State’s beaches is a car ride away, but for many |
| working-class families and children who live in urban communities, the current cost of gas as |
| well as the rising cost of living would make this journey impossible if not for RIPTA’s seasonal |
| express bus service that directly connects several of the state’s inland communities to the beach; |
| and |
| WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) |
| has offered the inner core communities of Central Falls, Cranston, North Providence, Pawtucket, |
| Providence and Woonsocket with the ability to travel to the beach for a reasonable fee and with |
| the flexibility necessary for families and the elderly; and |
| WHEREAS, In addition, in a day and age when “going green” is not only fashionable but |
| vital for our environment, and with the cost of gas hitting all-time highs, the use of buses and |
| mass transportation needs to become more, not less available; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby respectfully requests |
| the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to reinstate express bus service to South County |
| beaches; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the |
| State of Rhode Island, and Scott Avedisian, Chief Executive Officer of the Rhode Island Public |
| Transit Authority. |
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