Transportation 2035 - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning

December 2012PUBLIC TRANSIT BUS ROUTESThe Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) serves 34 of 39 of the State’s cities and towns. As of September2012 RIPTA operates 3,105 daily weekday trips on 54 statewide fixed bus routes 5 days a week. The followingweekday transit routes are considered congested by RIPTA due to passengers being forced to stand andpassengers being left behind to wait for the next bus, mostly during peak hours.RIPTA’s heaviest weekday routes in terms of ridership are:• Route 11 Broad Street• Route 60 Providence/Newport• Route 31 Cranston Street• Route 99 North Main Street / Pawtucket• Route 56 Chalkstone AvenueRIPTA operates 1,799 Saturday trips on 46 statewide fixed bus routes that serve 28 of the State’s cities and towns.On Sundays, RIPTA operates 1,168 trips on 36 statewide fixed bus routes that serve 26 cities and towns.PARK N’ RIDE LOTSParking facilities for commuters,such as park and ride lots along busroutes and parking lots forcommuter rail, serve an importantfunction in travel. Rhode Island has28 park and ride lots (serving bustransit as well as carpooling andintercity bus service), some of whichare monitored periodically forutilization. Conditions areconsidered congested at parkingfacilities where spaces in use exceed85 percent (practical capacity) of thetotal number of spaces. Four of thelots are at or above 85 percentcapacity (Congregational Church inBarrington, Routes 2 & 102 in NorthKingstown, Lincoln Mall, and Routes138 & US 1 in South Kingstown) asindicated in the table to the rightand should be consideredcandidates for expansion. RIDOTIntermodal Planning and RIPTA areresponsible for the siting andplanning of new commuter park andLocationMunicipalityVehicleCapacityPercentUse 2010RIDOT OperatedCongregational Church, County Road Barrington 93 97%Police Cove Park Barrington 18 N/AFrenchtown Road & Route 4 East Greenwich 79Routes 2 & 4 East Greenwich 65 83%Route 44 (Taunton Avenue at MA State Line) East Providence 76 30%Route 3 & I-95 at Exit 1 Hopkinton 106 41%Routes 138 & 1A North Kingstown 150 27%Routes 2 & 102 North Kingstown 89 94%Grace & Pine Streets Pawtucket 20Grace & George Streets Pawtucket 21 57%Boyds Lane & Route 24 Portsmouth 20Routes 138 & I-95 at Exit 3 Richmond 46 9%Smithfield Commons, Routes 5 & 44 Smithfield 65 49%Kingston Train Station, Route 138 South Kingstown 170Fish Road & Route 24 Tiverton 92 44%Franklin Street Warren 85 31%Airport Road Warwick 133Routes 117 & I-95 at Exit 10 Warwick 200 52%Exit 7 & I-95 West Greenwich 107 60%Hopkins Hill Road, Exit 6A & I-95 West Greenwich 126Westerly Train Station, Railroad Avenue & High Street Westerly N/A N/ARIPTA OperatedGarden City at Midway Avenue/Post Office Cranston 100Route 122, Chimney Hill Apartments Cumberland 15Lincoln Mall, Route 116 & Route 146 Lincoln 33 85%Newport Gateway Transportation & Visitors Center Newport N/ARoutes 138 & US 1 at the Tower South Kingstown 25 154%Wakefield Mall, Tower Hill Road South Kingstown 36Park Square, Park Avenue at Shelter Woonsocket 40 N/ASource: RIDOT & RIPTA 2010Rhode Island Park n' Ride Lotsride locations. New sites are evaluated based on highway proximity, environmental constraints, right-of-way, andcost.Transportation 2035 (2012 Update)State Guide Plan Element 611Rhode Island Statewide Planning ProgramA-4