PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) is proposing to add new evening bus service to additional weekday and Saturday fixed routes. 

 

At the October 26, 2023 meeting, the BRTA Advisory Board voted to proceed with a public comment period to gather customer feedback on the proposed additional service. Visit https://berkshirerta.com/2023/10/31/brta-new- evening-service/  to view the proposed new evening service and provide input.

 

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.

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.

 

US Mail: BRTA,1 Columbus Avenue, Suite 201, Pittsfield, MA 01201 and email: info@berkshirerta.com.

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)