The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) serves 34 of 39 communities in Rhode Island. It operates 7 days a week with 55 bus routes, 374 vehicles, and over 3,000 daily trips. The document discusses a new mobile app that would help RIPTA riders easily access bus schedules, live locations of buses, alternative routes, purchasing passes, and rider rewards programs. The goal is to simplify bus transportation for commuters by providing this convenient planning and information tool.

1. By Deanna Sweeney
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2. What is the RIPTA?-
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
• Serves 34 of 39 Rhode Island communities
• Operates 7 days a week
• Operates 3,175 daily trips
• 55 statewide fixed bus routes
• Maintains 374 vehicles
• Employs 825 people
• Programs for seniors & the disabled
• Uses 2 million gallons of fuel a year
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3. Purpose & Objectives
• Simplifies the bus process
• For all RIPTA riders
• Important because People
rely on buses
• Most people have
experience
• Want to make commuting
better
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4. Overall
Different Features:
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• Bus Schedule
• LiveTime Buses
• Alternative Routes
• Buy a Pass
• Rider Rewards

5. Ride the RIPTA with Ease
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6. Bus Schedule
• Self explanatory
• Lists every stop
• Can look up any route
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7. Live Time Buses
• See exactly WHERE your bus is
• GPS in each bus
• Takes guess work out of arrival times
• Know when to arrive at stop
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8. Alternative routes
• Bus running late?
• No more room?
• Find an alternative route without
having extensive knowledge of the
city
Alternative Routes
Start:
End:
SEARCH
Kennedy Plaza
Elmwood Ave
• Bus 50 direct
• Take bus 87 to Smith
street, walk 0.3 mile
• Bus 5, transfer to bus 2
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9. BUY A PASS
• Paperless
• Eco friendly
• Convenient
• Portable
Payment Method:
Amount:
$2
$8
$12
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Reward Receipt

10. Rider Rewards
Ask driver
for receipt
(or download)
Present
receipt at
participating
organization
Enjoy
discounts
here!
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11. Developmental/Execution Environment
• GOAL: To serve commuters of Rhode Island
• Currently, only pertains to RI
• LONGTERM GOAL: Expand this app to other cities. (Atlanta, Chicago, LA)
• HOW: $2.99 download from the app store
• Revenue for RIPTA
• Money goes towards going green
• ie. Solar panels
• PROPOSETO: Ripta officials & RI government officials (for funding)
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12. References
• http://www.ripta.com/about
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_Public_Transit_Authority
• http://rhodeisland.sierraclub.org/NuPTA%20Platform.pdf
• http://www.gcpvd.org/2011/03/01/like-ripta-on-facebook-twitter/
• https://www.facebook.com/RideRIPTA
• http://www.weather.com/common/drilldown/US/RI.html
• http://www.ripta.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNBcVZMoz4Y
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