I would recommend using the RIDE program for specific routes with overly long commute time. It would take three hours to get to Newport from where I live so that option just makes more sense rather than switching three buses

I am visually impaired but do not have the same mobility requirements as you, so can’tspeak to that aspect.

You already have the app set up. It’s pretty smooth sailing most of the time. Be at the bus stop a few minutes early.