PROVIDENCE — Facing a budget shortfall of $18 million next fiscal year, decreased ridership and the sudden resignation of its CEO, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)’s interim leader, Christopher Durand, has his work cut out for him. But Durand, who previously served as the bus agency’s finance chief for the last three years, said […] The post With more bus driver applications coming in, RIPTA avoids service cuts appeared first on Rhode Island Current.