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Meaning quickplan3/6/2023 Bus schedules are not always kept, with some students taking as long to get to school – in Providence – as it would take to drive the length of the state of Rhode Island. Transportation has been a problem for a long time in the Providence school system, and students have said that this is nothing new, but it has gotten worse. The resolution was referred to the Finance Committee and was sponsored by Councilperson Nirva LaFortune, who represents the area that includes Hope High School, Ward 3. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Providence City Council hereby calls upon PPSD, the City Administration, and RIDE to urgently develop a plan to address public transportation issues for Providence students.īE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage, copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of Providence, PPSD, and the RIDE. WHEREAS, In light of the reduced capacity of RIPTA, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), PPSD, and the City administration should collaborate their efforts and immediately develop a plan to address public transportation issues for Providence students. WHEREAS, Reduced RIPTA services are expected to continue for the foreseeable future and WHEREAS, In addition to negatively impacting students’ performance, these delays are causing significant hardship to parents and students who are attempting to get to classes and WHEREAS, There were several Providence students who were left without a ride to school earlier this week as a result of long-delayed bus arrival and a lack of buses available to transport them and WHEREAS, The Providence Public Schools District (PPSD) partners with RIPTA to transport over 4,500 students who solely rely on the buses for rides to and from school and WHEREAS, In response to an unprecedented labor shortage, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has temporarily reduced services statewide and Due to the RIPTA labor shortage, many students are now without rides. At last night’s Providence City Council meeting, and with RIPTA’s warning that fixing their driver shortage problems is a longer term issue, a resolution was passed calling on the Providence Public School District (PPSD), Providence administration and the RI Department of Education to “quickly” develop a public transportation plan for Providence students.Ĭurrently, the school department partners with RIPTA to transport than than 4,500 students to get to and from school.
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