BRTA Holding Public Sessions for More Bus Service

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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.
  • Monday November 13 at 6 PM at UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, North Adams.
  • Wednesday November 15 at 1:30 PM at the BRTA's ITC, 2 nd floor Boardroom, 1 Columbus Ave, Pittsfield.
  • 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.
 
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)

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Dalton Green Committee Recommends Consultant for Action Plan

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee overwhelmingly recommended having Blue Strike Environmental as the town's consultant for its Climate Action Plan during its meeting on Monday. 
 
The town issued a request for proposals on March 27 and received two responses: one from Blue Strike Environmental, a Monterey, Calif., company, and the other from Capsus, an international firm based in Mexico. 
 
The committee wants to develop a climate action plan to achieve net zero by 2050 by seeking strategies to decrease the town's dependence on fossil fuels for homes, businesses, municipal facilities, and vehicles. 
 
The plan should be detailed enough, so the town knows what it needs to do and the timing to complete each subproject on time, the request for proposals said. 
 
During the meeting, committee members numerically rated the consulting firms based on the following categories: relevant experience, staffing plan and methodology, ability to complete projects on time, and proposed plan evaluation. Bluestrike's rating was four times higher across all criteria. 
 
Now that the committee has rated the second part of the bidding process, the bidders will submit the estimated cost of the project. 
 
The contract will be awarded to the firm offering the most "advantageous proposal" that takes into consideration all evaluation criteria and price. 
 
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