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ghostpepperlover t1_jbo1lar wrote

Before the app, there were (and possibly could still exist) transit maps you could get at convenience stores and gas stations for free. Then they went online and you could pick your route that way. Now there’s the app. Way back in the day, the bus stop sign was a blue and yellow banner wrapped around a telephone pole. My guess is that most people used to use it purely to get into the city for work and everyone got dropped at Kennedy Plaza. You could get all the information you needed back then at the kiosk. Rhode Island is dreadfully slow when it comes to change.

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iandavid t1_jbn02kw wrote

I don’t know why it never happened in the past, but I know that the folks currently in RIPTA’s planning department are working on improving signage.

Historically RIPTA hasn’t had the budget to do more than the bare minimum, and it shows in the meager level of service they run. RIPTA could be so much better than it is, but we need the state government to provide the funding to make it happen. If this is something you care about, talk to your state reps about it.

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