BRTA: 11 (Berkshire Community College)

BRTA: 11 (Berkshire Community College)

Alright, the 11 is short and sweet, so let’s just get into it. Boarding at the terminal. This route heads straight west from the ITC, meaning we didn’t have to deal with downtown Pittsfield at all. We made our way straight onto College Way, which turned...
BRTA: 4 (Pittsfield/Dalton/Hinsdale)

BRTA: 4 (Pittsfield/Dalton/Hinsdale)

Oh my gosh, what the heck were they thinking with this route and all its inbound-only deviations? “YOU get an inbound-only deviation, and YOU get an inbound-only deviation. EVERYBODY GETS INBOUND-ONLY DEVIATIONS!!!!!!!!” Needless to say, the outbound 4...
BRTA: 3 (Williamstown/North Adams)

BRTA: 3 (Williamstown/North Adams)

Another North Adams-based shuttle, although this one is much straighter. Today we’re heading to the northwesternmost point of Massachusetts on the 3! The minibus boarding at North Adams’s colored shelter. From the Main Street bus stop in North Adams, we...
BRTA: 34 (North Adams Loop)

BRTA: 34 (North Adams Loop)

And here’s how you get from the North Adams Walmart end of the 1 to North Adams proper. Is the 34 a direct shuttle route that lessens the pain from having to transfer from the 1 just to get to downtown North Adams? Or is it an all-over-the-place mess? Uh-oh....
BRTA: 1 (North Adams/Pittsfield)

BRTA: 1 (North Adams/Pittsfield)

Okay, that’s kind of a lie, though…the 1 goes as far as the Walmart in North Adams. It’s technically in North Adams, but it’s pretty darn far from anything else in the city. But this is the BRTA’s only link from the northern part of its...