URI students, faculty and staff now ride free on RIPTA buses under new agreement

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: October 3, 2026

Words: 369

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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University of Rhode Island (URI) students, faculty and staff can now ride public buses for free with their school IDs under an agreement announced last week between the university and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.

URI will pay a flat $135,000 fee to join RIPTA’s U-Pass program, allowing members of the university community to board buses statewide at any time, including nights, weekends and university holidays, without paying the …

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