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Activists slam state s deplorable plan to move buses out of Kennedy Plaza

Given that the plaza s buses, operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, are heavily used by riders of color, opponents have found the plan all the more troubling. Keys called the situation deplorable. They removed Providence Plantations from the name, but they’re still treating us like we’re in the plantation, said Keys. I think that’s the best way to say it. Jairson Ascencao, a rider who showed up to the rally, took the megaphone once the marching was through to deliver a candid message about what he described as an effort to shoo away the city s homeless and poor.

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In face of rider complaints, Kennedy Plaza bus plan still work in progress

In face of rider complaints, Kennedy Plaza bus plan still work in progress The plan to break up the Kennedy Plaza bus hub is still in flux and its effects on bus service unknown, the state Department of Transportation said in response to a discrimination complaint by transit and community groups. Construction of the $35-million plan to replace Kennedy Plaza with new hubs at the Providence Train Station and on Dyer Street is set to begin this summer despite opposition from numerous groups and the Providence City Council. In January, Grow Smart RI and the South Providence Neighborhood Association filed a federal civil rights complaint against the project, arguing that it will harm bus riders who are disproportionately people of color and low income populations across Rhode Island.

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Plan to break up Kennedy Plaza bus hub faces discrimination complaint

The current plan for Kennedy Plaza, developed by the DOT, would shift a majority of the bus stops now in Kennedy Plaza to newly created hubs at the Providence Train Station and on Dyer Street in the Jewelry District.

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