BRTA Holding Public Sessions for More Bus Service08:00AM / Monday, November 06, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) is proposing to add new evening bus service to additional weekday and Saturday fixed routes.
BRTA will be hosting 3 in-person informational public sessions to review the proposal, receive comments, and answer any questions from attendees. Each session will be 90 minutes and held in different locations throughout the county. All of these meetings are held on a bus route for accessibility for everyone.
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Monday November 13 at 6 PM at UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, North Adams.
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Wednesday November 15 at 1:30 PM at the BRTA's ITC, 2 nd floor Boardroom, 1 Columbus Ave, Pittsfield.
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Friday November 17 at 11 AM at the Great Barrington Fire Station, 37 State Road, Great Barrington.
Printed copies of the proposal will also be available inside the ITC at the Information Center.
Written comments can be submitted to the BRTA via US mail, email, or in person at the ITC.
BRTA Proposed Evening Service FY2024 Phased Service Change Implementation
Phase 1 proposals:
Weekdays from the ITC
• Route 2: two new roundtrips: 6:30pm, 7:30pm
• Route 11: four new roundtrips, 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00p,
• Route 15: two new roundtrips, 7:30pm, 8:30pm
• Route 21x: replace with Route 921
• Route 21: remove Glendale timepoint, add Main Street Great Barrington timepoint
• Route 34: (all days) revert Ocean State Job lots to Demand Service only
• Route 921: new route -- four daily round trips, 5:30am, 7:30am, 5:30pm, 7:30pm
Saturdays from the ITC
• Route 3: From Williamstown Rotary one new roundtrip: 6:45pm
• Route 4: one new roundtrip, 7:30pm
• Route 5: three new round trips, 6:30pm 7:30pm, 8:30pm
• Route 11: four new roundtrips, 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00p,
• Route 12: four new roundtrips, 5:30pm, 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm.
• Route 15: two new roundtrips, 7:30pm, 8:30pm
• Route 21x: replace with Route 921
• Route 921: new route – two new round trips, 5:30pm, 7:30pm
Phase 2 proposals - All Phase 1 service proposals, plus:
Weekdays from ITC
• Route 3: From Williamstown Rotary two new roundtrips: 7:45pm, 8:45pm
• Route 4: one new roundtrip, 7:30pm
• Route 5: three new round trips, 6:30pm 7:30pm, 8:30pm
Saturdays from ITC
• Route 1: two new roundtrips: 6:30pm, 7:30pm
• Route 2: two new roundtrips: 6:30pm, 7:30pm
• Route 34: From NA Walmart two new roundtrips: 7:30pm, 8:30pm (returns to ITC as Route 1 at 9:30pm)
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