RIPTA: 58 (Mineral Spring/North Providence)

RIPTA: 58 (Mineral Spring/North Providence)

We previously reviewed one of RIPTA’s only crosstown routes. The 29 was a pure crosstown, darting in and out to serve as many places as possible while cutting across practically every southern RIPTA route. Now, this one is a little different. The 58 is trying to...

Join us for the MBTA Jamboree!

Many of you ride the T almost every single day. But you’ve never ridden it like this before. On Saturday, August 18th, we will be embarking on a huge tour of the entire system, and YOU can join us! Here’s the rundown: everyone will be split into teams, and...
RIPTA: 29 (Cowesett/Kent County)

RIPTA: 29 (Cowesett/Kent County)

Okay, so we have this bus system, see? It’s pretty good for getting into Providence, see? But what if you wanna get across to somewhere other than Providence? Let’s just create a route that runs across the entire system in the south!...
RIPTA: 242 (West Warwick/Coventry Flex)

RIPTA: 242 (West Warwick/Coventry Flex)

Gosh, it’s too bad the 13 and the 29 end so far apart from each other. Seems like the only way to take each of them from beginning to end is to ride out and back. Hang on…what’s this? A Flex bus in West Warwick and Coventry? And it connects the two...