Editing Rhode Island (section)

===Future===
In late 2019, the [[Rhode Island Public Transit Authority]] released a draft of the Rhode Island Transit Master Plan, documenting and describing a variety of proposed improvements and additions to be made to the state's public transit network by 2040. Several different proposals were offered and still under consideration as of December 2020,<ref name="transit forward">{{cite web|url=https://transitforwardri.com/documents.asp|title=Project Documents & Reports|website=Transit Forward RI 2040|access-date=January 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426071414/https://transitforwardri.com/documents.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> including implementation of a [[bus rapid transit]] system, express bus routes, expansion of Amtrak and MBTA services throughout the state, and construction of a new [[light rail]] network through downtown Providence.<ref name="transit forward" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20191129/big-ideas-for-riptas-future-new-rail-through-providence-designated-bus-lanes-to-suburbs|title=Big ideas for RIPTA's future: New rail through Providence, designated bus lanes to suburbs|website=Providence Journal|author=Patrick Anderson|date=November 29, 2019|access-date=January 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426071408/https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20191129/big-ideas-for-riptas-future-new-rail-through-providence-designated-bus-lanes-to-suburbs|url-status=live}}</ref>