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420foreverandalways OP t1_j9k4c4q wrote on February 22, 2023 at 3:57 PM

I wouldn't say Avedisian has been great for RIPTA, but I doubt anyone at RIDOT knows what a bus is.

allhailthehale t1_j9l8drs wrote on February 22, 2023 at 8:04 PM

They know what busses are, and they're not interested.

gaiusjozka t1_j9lpcbo wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:47 PM

I work for RIDOT. Can confirm. Stupid long-cars.

listen_youse t1_j9oc0cb wrote on February 23, 2023 at 12:22 PM

A leader implementing a wise vision of a 21st transit system he is not. But Avedesian has been great at maintaining the status quo of fairly clean safe buses running along century-old routes as on time as traffic and double parkers permit, without looting the place.

AlanShawnFeinstein t1_j9knjb3 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:57 PM

RIDOT-RIPTA consolidation has been rattling around the State House for years. It wasn't a good idea when it was first proposed and it still isn't. RIPTA-RIDOT consolidation won't save the state any money and won't magically make RIPTA more organizationally coherent. Instead, just like the article says, a merger will yoke the fates of all RI transit riders to the whims of RIDOT leadership, historically a car-centric and transit-inexperienced group. I can buy that RIDOT is maybe more effective than RIPTA is pulling discretionary funding from the feds, but even then, I suspect that the skills for preparing road infrastructure grant proposals and the skills for preparing public transit grant proposals are not particularly transferable.

Proof-Variation7005 t1_j9lpzz2 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:51 PM

Would we be able to get a cool new combined acronym out of it at least?