PolitiFact R.I. rules claim on crowded RIPTA buses Mostly True

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Public transportation was one of the topics when Abel Collins, program manager for the Rhode Island chapter of the Sierra Club, was a guest on the June 2 edition of "10 News Conference."

Collins, an unsuccessful independent candidate for Congress in the 2nd District in 2012, said one goal of his organization is to cut pollution by getting better funding for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, which operates the state's bus system.

"They're stuck. They have declining revenues and increasing demand. And RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country," he said.

PolitiFact Rhode Island examined his claim and ruled it Mostly True. Read the complete analysis here.