Kenny Uong
@kennyuong.bsky.social
Vietnamese American • Los Angeles🌴 ➡️ Providence ⚓️ • Transit rider & advocate 🚌🚇🚈🚆 • Family Caretaker ❤️ • Views are my own!! • he/him.
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Kenny Uong
@kennyuong.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Directly Impacted Rider Survey
Starting Saturday Sept. 27, RIPTA will be reducing service across the agency because of a budget deficit left by Governor Dan McKee. Learn more about the detailed service reductions at the link below:...
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Attention Rhode Island transit riders!! Have you been impacted by the major RIPTA service cuts? Fill out the survey below.
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“WHERE IS MY BUS? @govdanmckee.bsky.social underfunded RIPTA. Nearly 70% of routes are now running at reduced frequency or hours of service. These are the largest cuts in RIPTA’s history, and they hurt working people.” “I walk home for an hr. b/c of bus cuts!!” 🚨‼️🚌
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“WHERE IS MY BUS? @govdanmckee.bsky.social underfunded RIPTA. Nearly 70% of routes are now running at reduced frequency or hours of service. These are the largest cuts in RIPTA’s history, and they hurt working people.” “I walk home for an hr. b/c of bus cuts!!” 🚨‼️🚌
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“No one should have to Uber to CCRI. It’s very disheartening, as a person who has been very loyal to RIPTA … they have abandoned us.”
Dip in Ridership, Complaints After RIPTA Service Cuts Take Effect - ecoRI News
Since the service cuts, riders describe longer wait times and crowded buses with riders packed “like sardines.”
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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“No one should have to Uber to CCRI. It’s very disheartening, as a person who has been very loyal to RIPTA … they have abandoned us.”
This is one of the reasons why ridership is declining!! Unreliable transit service!! This is for your administration to own, @govdanmckee.bsky.social.
“No one should have to Uber to CCRI. It’s very disheartening, as a person who has been very loyal to RIPTA … they have abandoned us.”
Dip in Ridership, Complaints After RIPTA Service Cuts Take Effect - ecoRI News
Since the service cuts, riders describe longer wait times and crowded buses with riders packed “like sardines.”
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is one of the reasons why ridership is declining!! Unreliable transit service!! This is for your administration to own, @govdanmckee.bsky.social.
“WHERE IS MY BUS? @govdanmckee.bsky.social underfunded RIPTA. Nearly 70% of routes are now running at reduced frequency or hours of service. These are the largest cuts in RIPTA’s history, and they hurt working people.” “I walk home for an hr. b/c of bus cuts!!” 🚨‼️🚌
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“WHERE IS MY BUS? @govdanmckee.bsky.social underfunded RIPTA. Nearly 70% of routes are now running at reduced frequency or hours of service. These are the largest cuts in RIPTA’s history, and they hurt working people.” “I walk home for an hr. b/c of bus cuts!!” 🚨‼️🚌
@ripta.com Route 54 is a crucial link connecting northern Rhode Island and the Blackstone Valley to Providence 🚌5️⃣4️⃣
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@ripta.com Route 54 is a crucial link connecting northern Rhode Island and the Blackstone Valley to Providence 🚌5️⃣4️⃣
My favorite seat on the @ripta.com 40-feet-long Gillig BRT buses: right across from the rear door! 🚌💺
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My favorite seat on the @ripta.com 40-feet-long Gillig BRT buses: right across from the rear door! 🚌💺
New to me: Brewology Cafe/Lounge in Cranston, RI that’s served by more transit service than their other locations! Got egg, cheese & hash brown on an Asiago bagel 😋🥯
If using transit: @RIPTA.com Route 17 or 0.5-mile walk from Route 30 🚌
If using transit: @RIPTA.com Route 17 or 0.5-mile walk from Route 30 🚌
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New to me: Brewology Cafe/Lounge in Cranston, RI that’s served by more transit service than their other locations! Got egg, cheese & hash brown on an Asiago bagel 😋🥯
If using transit: @RIPTA.com Route 17 or 0.5-mile walk from Route 30 🚌
If using transit: @RIPTA.com Route 17 or 0.5-mile walk from Route 30 🚌
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A stroad in Cranston, RI - Atwood Ave. (aka Rhode Island Route 5) 🫠
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A stroad in Cranston, RI - Atwood Ave. (aka Rhode Island Route 5) 🫠
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Atwood Ave. is a dangerous corridor for pedestrians. And of course it’s maintained by RIDOT…
bsky.app/profile/wpri...
bsky.app/profile/wpri...
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car on Atwood Avenue in Cranston Friday evening, according to police.
Man hit, killed by car in Cranston
An investigation is underway after a man was hit and killed by a car in Cranston Friday evening.
www.wpri.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Atwood Ave. is a dangerous corridor for pedestrians. And of course it’s maintained by RIDOT…
bsky.app/profile/wpri...
bsky.app/profile/wpri...
A stroad in Cranston, RI - Atwood Ave. (aka Rhode Island Route 5) 🫠
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A stroad in Cranston, RI - Atwood Ave. (aka Rhode Island Route 5) 🫠
POV: Riding @ripta.com Route 17 along Pocasset Ave. through the Silver Lake neighborhood of Providence 🚌🏡
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
POV: Riding @ripta.com Route 17 along Pocasset Ave. through the Silver Lake neighborhood of Providence 🚌🏡
Good morning from Downtown Providence 🌇⚓️
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Good morning from Downtown Providence 🌇⚓️
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
Love this part of Downtown Providence! 🏙️⚓️
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Love this part of Downtown Providence! 🏙️⚓️
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Our Executive Director, Ben Furnas, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's Transition Committee on Transportation, Climate, & Infrastructure!
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Our Executive Director, Ben Furnas, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's Transition Committee on Transportation, Climate, & Infrastructure!
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A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
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One of the reasons I keep telling people that new maps are cooler than old ones is because old maps were made by a very narrow slice of humanity but contemporary maps are made by EVERYONE and they're rad. Here's a quick vid about gender and cartography www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UMSJ3u/
I got a good question from a customer and I tried to answer it. Yeah, most of my customers are men but in the two years I've owned this business it's gotten much closer to gender parity because I cura...
TikTok video by the Map Center
www.tiktok.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of the reasons I keep telling people that new maps are cooler than old ones is because old maps were made by a very narrow slice of humanity but contemporary maps are made by EVERYONE and they're rad. Here's a quick vid about gender and cartography www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UMSJ3u/
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Love this! And no, millionaires didn't move...
Funds generated by Massachusetts' Fair Share Amendment (aka the millionaire’s tax) help regional transit agencies expand service! You love to see it!! 👏🏾🚌
Response from Jim Nee, Administrator & Executive Director of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (@mwrta.bsky.social)
Response from Jim Nee, Administrator & Executive Director of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (@mwrta.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Love this! And no, millionaires didn't move...
Reposted by Kenny Uong
Funds generated by Massachusetts' Fair Share Amendment (aka the millionaire’s tax) help regional transit agencies expand service! You love to see it!! 👏🏾🚌
Response from Jim Nee, Administrator & Executive Director of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (@mwrta.bsky.social)
Response from Jim Nee, Administrator & Executive Director of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (@mwrta.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Funds generated by Massachusetts' Fair Share Amendment (aka the millionaire’s tax) help regional transit agencies expand service! You love to see it!! 👏🏾🚌
Response from Jim Nee, Administrator & Executive Director of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (@mwrta.bsky.social)
Response from Jim Nee, Administrator & Executive Director of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (@mwrta.bsky.social)
Yay!! Nibbles Woodaway is ready for the holidays!! 🐜💙✨
The oversized termite that keeps watch over I-95 got into the holiday spirit Sunday night.
Big Blue Bug gets lit for 33rd year
The oversized termite that keeps watch over I-95 got into the holiday spirit Sunday night.
www.wpri.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Yay!! Nibbles Woodaway is ready for the holidays!! 🐜💙✨
Oooh! Celtic Woman has lots of shows in New England for their spring 2026 tour! 👀🎶💃🏻
3/4 Providence, RI
3/5 Boston, MA
3/12 Stamford, CT
4/23 Concord, NH
4/24 Portland, ME
4/25 Wallingford, CT
www.celticwoman.com/tour-dates/
3/4 Providence, RI
3/5 Boston, MA
3/12 Stamford, CT
4/23 Concord, NH
4/24 Portland, ME
4/25 Wallingford, CT
www.celticwoman.com/tour-dates/
Tickets are ON SALE NOW for GRAMMY® nominated global music sensation Celtic Woman: A New Era at the Capitol Center for the Arts on April 23rd! https://www.ccanh.com/show/25000557
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Oooh! Celtic Woman has lots of shows in New England for their spring 2026 tour! 👀🎶💃🏻
3/4 Providence, RI
3/5 Boston, MA
3/12 Stamford, CT
4/23 Concord, NH
4/24 Portland, ME
4/25 Wallingford, CT
www.celticwoman.com/tour-dates/
3/4 Providence, RI
3/5 Boston, MA
3/12 Stamford, CT
4/23 Concord, NH
4/24 Portland, ME
4/25 Wallingford, CT
www.celticwoman.com/tour-dates/
Hoping that @ripta.com will eventually accept contactless payments! Would be a game changer for many riders!
Oh hello @ripta.com! Clean, on time, stop annunciations, and very friendly operator. But neither she nor I could quite figure out how I use the Wave app.
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hoping that @ripta.com will eventually accept contactless payments! Would be a game changer for many riders!
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In New England, only one state offers universal pre-K. What will it take for the rest of the region to do the same?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
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In New England, only one state offers universal pre-K. What will it take for the rest of the region to do the same? - The Boston Globe
“When our kids enter kindergarten ready to learn, it changes the course of their lives,” said Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera. Funding is the biggest impediment.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In New England, only one state offers universal pre-K. What will it take for the rest of the region to do the same?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
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A group pushing to repeal legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts has been dogged by allegations that it misled people into signing its petition.
They said they were asked to sign petitions for housing or safer streets. It was really to end recreational weed sales. - The Boston Globe
The coalition pushing for the ballot initiative has denied allegations of misleading voters, saying they were concocted by the marijuana industry.
trib.al
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A group pushing to repeal legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts has been dogged by allegations that it misled people into signing its petition.