The new hub will replace the one currently located at Kennedy Plaza.
The Rhode Island Transit Authority voted unanimously on Thursday to build a new bus hub next to the Providence train station. The new bus hub will replace the one currently located at Kennedy Plaza, Patrick Anderson writes for the Providence Journal.
RIPTA set aside $77 million for the project, but it won’t necessarily be that expensive. The transit authority is also no longer considering adding residential or commercial developments to the new hub.
Whether or not to move the hub has been a debate since 2014, and not everyone is on board with the RIPTA's decision. The Kennedy Plaza Resilience Coalition released an analysis claiming that moving the hub will be a detriment to riders who rely on its current location to get to their destination without transfers.
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