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Jack’s Angle: For the passengers, a Pawtucket Transit Station update – John J. “Jack” Partridge
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer
As we enter summer months, many passengers wonder when the new building at the train station will be open. The latest news is that the station’s construction is on schedule and will be open in early 2026, if not sooner.
Frequent riders who froze and got weather beaten last winter may be suspicious as to the lack of public comment from RIPTA, but the latest news is that the roof has been installed and exterior walls have been framed and the brick veneer will be installed in coming days. All good news and encouraging.
The Station has been an unqualified success as far as its ridership, surpassing early estimates and even surpassing optimistic projections from the Pawtucket Foundation, raising concerns about sufficient parking. When was the last time you heard that concern came from anything in Pawtucket?
What can we expect to soon see! A handsome building containing rest rooms, security office, vending machines, benches, much better than outside in last winter’s rains, sleet, winds, and snows.
Keep your spirits up until the New Year! We can expect RIPTA to announce the opening in a flourish of announcements.
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To read more columns by Jack Partridge for RINewsToday, go to: https://rinewstoday.com/our-team/john-j-jack-partridge/
John J. ‘Jack’ Partridge, is a retired lawyer and Senior Counsel to the firm of Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, with four offices in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.A Pawtucket native, Jack graduated from St. Raphael Academy and summa cum laude of Providence College, where he majored in history. After Harvard Law School, he served in the United States Army in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal. In 1967, he joined the firm of Tillinghast Collins & Tanner. In 1988, he became a founding partner of Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP.
Jack has been engaged in many civic, political, governmental, and business organizations, serving as legal counsel to the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce for 27 years and was chairman of the Old Slater Mill Association, Common Cause Rhode Island, and Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.
He is the co-founder of The Pawtucket Foundation and an officer and director of innumerable not-for-profit entities. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pawtucket Boys & Girls Club and was Treasurer of the Ocean State Charities Trust.
Jack has a long history of leadership involvement with Providence College, which recognized him in 1999 with the Providence College Alumni Association Recognition Award for Public and Community Service, and in 2011, with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
He was married to the former Regina McDonald and has three children: Sarah, Gregory and David.
