Report: Too soon to tell if RIDOT downtown transit plan violates Civil Rights Act Updated at 1:27 p.m. on April 14, 2021. A REPORT filed on Tuesday by the R.I. Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights in response to a Title VI complaint said the Providence Multi-Hub Bus System proposal is too preliminary to be found in violation of federal anti-discrimination law. /PBN GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights says it is too early determine whether the state’s downtown transit proposal violates federal anti-discrimination policies. The six-page report dated April 13 and shared with Providence Business News on Wednesday was issued in response to the Title VI Civil Rights Act complaint filed by Grow Smart RI and the South Providence Neighborhood Association in January. The groups in their complaint said the controversial Providence Multi-Hub Bus System constituted a civil rights violation because of its adverse impacts on existing riders, many of whom are minorities, low-income and/or non-native English speakers.