Berkshire Regional Transit Authority

Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
	Buses at the Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center
Founded	1974
Headquarters	Joseph Scelsi ITC, Pittsfield
Locale	Western Massachusetts
Service area	Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	14
Destinations	North Adams; Lee; Williamstown; Lanesborough; Great Barrington; Berkshire Community College;
Hubs	Pittsfield
Fleet	24 fixed-route (2016); 55 demand response (2010)
Annual ridership	574,418 (2015)
Website	BRTA

A #2 bus in Pittsfield

Berkshire Regional Transit Authority is a bus transportation system serving the City of Pittsfield and Greater Berkshire County, Massachusetts.^[4] It provides year-round bus service with connections to Amtrak at the Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC).

Fares[]

All buses accept cash and CharlieCard. The current local fare, staying within a town or going to the next town, is $1.75 cash and $1.55 CharlieCard. The 3 or more towns fare is $4.50 cash and $4.00 CharlieCard. A 1-day pass is available for systemwide trips, and a 7 and 30 day pass is available for both trip lengths. Paratransit service is available with its own fares.^[5]

Schedule and Routes[]

Service is from Monday through Saturday. Service runs from 5:30 AM to 11:00 PM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM on Saturdays. There is no service on Sundays or holidays except for President's Day and Patriot's Day.^[4]

Route	Terminals		Major streets
1	Walmart, North Adams	Sclesi ITC	Route 8, Merrill Road, Tyler Street
2	Lee Premium Outlets	Scelsi ITC	Route 7A, East Street, Housatonic Street
3	Williams Inn	North Adams	Route 2, State Street
3E	Williams Inn; North Adams	Scelsi ITC	Route 7, Route 2
4	Hinsdale Post Office	Scelsi ITC	Route 7A, East Street, Housatonic Street
5	Lanesborough Police Station, Hancock Street & Route 7	Scelsi ITC	Route 7, Waconah Street, Linden Street, Hancock Street
11	BCC	Scelsi ITC	West Street
12	Berkshire Crossing	Scelsi ITC	East Street, Dalton Avenue, Merrill Road
14	Berkshire Crossing	Scelsi ITC	East Street, Dalton Avenue, Merrill Road
15	Lebanon Avenue	Scelsi ITC	Route 20, Lebanon Avenue
16	BMC, Allendale Shopping Center	Scelsi ITC	North Street, Crane Avenue
21	Claire Teague Senior Center	Lee Premium Outlets	Route 102, Route 183
21X	Great Barrington Big Y	Scelsi ITC	Route 7, Route 7A
22	Great Barrington Big Y	Housatonic Center	Route 7, Route 183
34	Walmart, North Adams Main Street, Mohawk Forest	BMC North Adams	Main Street, Route 2, River Street

References[]

^ Levulis, Jim (September 12, 2016). "Berkshire Community College And Transit Authority Highlight Bus Use". WAMC. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
^ "RTA PROFILE: BERKSHIRE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY". massdot.state.ma.us. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
^ "Public Transit Agency Ridership Statistics". Governing. e.Republic. 12 March 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "BRTA located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201". berkshirerta. Berkshire Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
^ "New Fare Structure" (PDF). berkshirerta. BRTA Advisory Board. McMAHON. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)