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	13
Destinations	North Adams; Lee; Williamstown; Lanesborough; Great Barrington; Berkshire Community College;
Hubs	Pittsfield
Fleet	24 fixed-route (2016); 55 demand response (2010)
Annual ridership	486,016 (2023)
Website	BRTA

Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) 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 offered from Monday through Saturday. Service runs from 5:30 AM to 11:15 PM on weekdays and from 6:30 AM to 8:30 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	Pittsfield ITC	Route 8Tyler St, Dalton Ave, MA Route 8
2	Lee Premium Outlets	Pittsfield ITC	Route 7A, East Street, Housatonic Street
3	Clark Art Institute	Main St North Adams	Route 2, State Street
4	Hinsdale Center	Pittsfield ITC	Route 7A, East Street, Housatonic Street
5A	US Rte 7/North Main St	Pittsfield ITC	Valentine Rd, Pecks Rd, Route 7
5B	US Rte 7/North Main St	Pittsfield ITC	Route 7, Waconah Street, Linden Street, Hancock Street
11	Berkshire Community College	Pittsfield ITC	West Street
12	Downing Industrial Parkway	Pittsfield ITC	East Street, Dalton Avenue, Merrill Road
14	Downing Industrial Parkway	Pittsfield ITC	East Street, Dalton Avenue, Merrill Road
15	Callahan Drive/Lebanon Avenue	Pittsfield ITC	Route 20, Lebanon Avenue
21	Claire Teague Senior Center	Lee Premium Outlets	Route 102, Route 183
34	Walmart North Adams	Mohawk Forest Apartments, BMC North Adams	Main Street, Route 2, River Street
921 Express	Fairgrounds Plaza	Pittsfield ITC	US Rte 7/20

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)