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BUSINESS MONDAY: One mile at a time
Many groups are working together for better transportation options in and to the Berkshires.
It’s no secret that it can be challenging to get to, and around, the Berkshires.
If you don’t own a car, getting from Point A to Point B can be time-consuming. Agencies like Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA), the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and local Councils on Aging help plug some of these gaps, but the region’s size and geography continue to present obstacles.
Transportation into and out of the Berkshires is even more lacking. The region recently lost daily rail service to Boston and Albany when Amtrak changed the schedule of the Lake Shore Limited train to a tri-weekly service. Although Berkshire residents still enjoy bus service, bus and rail service to the area is often slower than driving yourself, and can be unreliable. Despite the less-than-rosy current picture, recent years have seen forward progress and we have go
BRTA Enforcing COVID-19 Mask Rules
The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority has announced new mask regulations as per the Center for Disease Control and federal law. All riders will be required to follow these guidelines in order to ride the bus.
According to a BRTA Alert, under these guidelines, the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority says that it will board only people who are wearing a face mask. Drivers will instruct people that wearing a mask is a requirement of federal law and that not complying with the requirement is a violation of federal law and they will monitor for any person who is not wearing a mask and then seek compliance from that person. The BRTA drivers will at the earliest safe opportunity, disembark any person who refuses to put a mask on. To this end drivers will notify people of the requirement to make sure they are aware of and comply with the requirement to wear a mask.
The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) has released the new rules for riding buses in the Berkshires based on the new mask regulations per Federal Law
The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority will: board only people who wear masks; instruct people that wearing a mask is a requirement of federal law and that not complying with the requirement is a violation of federal law; monitor for any person who is not wearing a mask and seek compliance from such a person; at the earliest safe opportunity, disembark any person who refuses to comply; and notify people of the requirement to make sure they aware of and comply with the requirement to wear a mask. People are not required to wear a mask under the following circumstance: while communicating, for brief periods of time, with a person who is hearing impaired when the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication.