Pioneer Valley Transit Authority

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Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
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Slogan Moving Forward!
Founded 1974
Headquarters 2808 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01107
Locale Pioneer Valley
Service area Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties.
Service type Local bus transit
Hubs

Northampton Center

Peter Pan headquarters,

UMass,

Holyoke Transportation Center
Fleet 174 buses, 144 vans
Operator First Transit, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Web site pvta.com

The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) oversees and coordinates public transportation in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Currently the PVTA offers fixed-route bus service as well as paratransit service for the elderly and disabled. The PVTA was created by Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws in 1974. It is based in Springfield, Massachusetts and serves Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties.

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[edit] Fare Structure

Adults 13 and older Children 6 to 12 Children under 6 Seniors 60 and older Transfer
$1.25 $0.75 Free $0.60 $0.25

Students attending one of the Five Colleges are able to ride local PVTA buses without paying a fare only during the school year, as a small transit fee is included in their semester bills.

[edit] Routes

Go to PVTA to view a full roster of buses and scheduling information.

Route Route Name Notes
Green 1[1] Chicopee / Center Street / Sumner Avenue
Green 1e[2] Sumner Express
Green 2[3] Carew Street / Belmont Avenue
Green 3[4] Springfield Plaza / King St & Springfield College via Walnut St
Blue 4[5] Plainfield Street
Green 5[6] Dickinson Street / Longmeadow Connects with CT Transit Hartford's 5E-Enfield Express route.
Blue 6[7] Ludlow
Blue 7[8] Boston Road / Eastfield Mall
Green 8[9] Orange Street
Red 10[10] Westfield / Westfield State College
Purple 11[11] Holyoke Community College Express
Blue 12[12] Stonybrook Express (Hampden County
Correctional Facility at Stonybrook)
Blue 13[13] Maple Street
Red 14[14] Feeding Hills / Agawam Industrial Park
Blue 15/17[15] B17 Eastfield Mall via Worthington St & Wilbraham Rd
B15 Oak Grove via Pearl St.
Green 19[16] Springfield Plaza / Fairview via Chicopee & Westover
Purple 20[17] Holyoke via Riverdale / Holyoke Mall (also Holyoke Mall via I-91 Express (Saturdays))
Purple 21[18] Holyoke via Chicopee Center / Holyoke via I-391 Express
Red 22[19] Holyoke / Aldenville
Blue 23[20] Holyoke / Westfield via Holyoke Community College
Red 24[21] Holyoke Center / Holyoke Mall via Holyoke Hospital
(Soldiers Home/Jarvis on Saturday)
Red 25[22] Holyoke / Granby via South Hadley & Holyoke Flats
(No South Hadley or Granby on Sat, see R24)
Red 27[23] Wilbraham / Eastfield Mall
Red 29[24] Amherst / Holyoke Operates Mon-Thurs during academic year; 4 round trips daily.
Gold 30[25] North Amherst / Old Belchertown Road
Pink 31[26] Sunderland / South Amherst
Green 32[27] Puffer's Pond / Atkins Corner
Blue 34[28] Orchard Hill / Campus Shuttle (Northbound)
Blue 35[29] Orchard Hill / Campus Shuttle (Southbound)
Blue 37[30] Amity Shuttle
Orange 38[31] UMass / Hampshire College / Mount Holyoke College
Orange 39/39E[32] Smith College / Hampshire College / Mount Holyoke College includes 39E Express van service M-F from Smith to Mt. Molyoke
Maroon 40[33] Minuteman Express via Rte. 9 (Northampton/UMASS)
Red 41[34] Northampton / Holyoke Community College via Easthampton
Red 42[35] Northampton / Williamsburg
Blue 43[36] Northampton / Hadley / Amherst
Red 44[37] Florence Heights/Northampton/Hampshire Plaza/
Hampshire County Correctional Facility
Green 45[38] Gatehouse Road/ UMass / Belchertown Center
Green 46[39] UMass / South Deerfield
Blue 48[40] Northampton / Veterans Park / Holyoke Mall (Holyoke Mall via transfer to Route 20 Bus)
NE[41] Easthampton Nashawannuck Express
BTS[42] Belchertown - Ware Shuttle
PV[43] Palmer Village
WS[44] Ware Shuttle
OWL[45] Westfield State College Shuttle

Owl Shuttle: Westfield State College campus shuttle

NE: Nashawannuck Express Service between Easthampton and Northampton that runs on a fixed route, but can be route-deviated for passengers with mobility issues

WS: Ware Shuttle Ware/Palmer Ocean State Job Lot

BTS: Belchertown/Ware Wal-Mart

PV: Palmer/Eastfield Mall (Springfield)/Ware (Wal-Mart)

PVTA also offers connections to the Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) at the University of Massachusetts (Haigis Mall stop, for the FRTA Greenfield/Turners Falls/Montague Route), and connects to FRTA's "Valley Route" at the Academy of Music in Downtown Northampton, and South Deerfield Center for service to/from Franklin County and the upper Pioneer Valley. FRTA services on those routes operate on Weekdays only. PVTA connects with Connecticut Transit (Ct Transit) Route 5/13 at Mass Mutual on Bright Meadow Road in Enfield, Ct. Ct Transit Route 5/13 provides express services on Weekdays between Enfield and downtown Hartford, Ct via Interstate 91, with some trips also stopping in Windsor Locks. Ct Transit connection available at weekday peak times only.

[edit] Internal Organizational Structure

Fixed route service is provided by two contractors:[46] First Transit and UMass Transit Services. The contractors run semi-autonomous garages that act as vehicle depots for the surrounding areas.[47]

[edit] Springfield Area Transit Company

The Springfield Area Transit Company operates the southern portion of PVTA's service area, routes which serve the Springfield, Westfield, and Holyoke areas. The Springfield Area Transit Company is managed by First Transit.

[edit] UMass Transit Services

UMass Transit Services operates northern portion of PVTA's service area, routes which serve the Amherst, Sunderland and Belchertown areas. UMass Transit Services is managed by the University of Massachusetts Amherst;[48] services are operated by students.

[edit] Valley Area Transit Company

The Valley Area Transit Company operates the central portion of PVTA's service area, routes which serve the Northampton and Hadley areas. The Valley Area Transit Company serves as the critical link between the larger land areas of the northern and southern service areas. The Valley Area Transit Company is managed by First Transit.

[edit] Paratransit Service

Paratransit service is provided by:

  • Hulmes Transportation - Eastern Tier, Belchertown, Granby, Palmer, Ware
  • Hulmes Transportation - Western Tier, Agawam, Westfield, and West Springfield
  • Hulmes Transportation - Northern Tier, Amherst, Easthampton, Hadley, Northampton, Sunderland, and Williamsburg
  • Hulmes Transportation - Southeastern Tier, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow, and Wilbraham
  • Mass Services for Seniors - Springfield Tier
  • VOC - Central Tier, Chicopee, Holyoke, Ludlow, and South Hadley
  • UMass Transit Special Transit Services - UMass area; for Students, Faculty, and Staff connected with the university.

[edit] Accounting Errors Investigation

An audit in 2005 revealed that the PVTA made approximately $10 million in accounting errors on a transportation development project at Springfield's Union Station. Initial reports said PVTA could owe the federal government as much as $4 million.[49] That amount was reduced in 2009 to less than $1 million.[50] A federal probe in 2006 also targeted some PVTA employees. Subsequently, Administrator Gary Shepard resigned in 2006 after being put on leave by the Advisory Board, but he was never charged with any offense.[51][52]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G1.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G1Express.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G2.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G3.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B4.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G5.pdf
  7. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B6.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B7.pdf
  9. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G8.pdf
  10. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R10.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/P_Lines/P11.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B12.pdf
  13. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B13.pdf
  14. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R14.pdf
  15. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B15_17.pdf
  16. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G19.pdf
  17. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/P_Lines/P20.pdf
  18. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/P_Lines/P21.pdf
  19. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R22.pdf
  20. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B23.pdf
  21. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R24.pdf
  22. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R25.pdf
  23. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R27.pdf
  24. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R29.pdf
  25. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G30.pdf
  26. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/P_Lines/P31.pdf
  27. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G32.pdf
  28. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B34.pdf
  29. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B35.pdf
  30. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines.5/B37.pdf
  31. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/Other/O38.pdf
  32. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/Other/O39.pdf
  33. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/M_Lines/M40.pdf
  34. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R41.pdf
  35. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R42.pdf
  36. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B43.pdf
  37. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/R_Lines/R44.pdf
  38. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G45.pdf
  39. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/G_Lines/G46.pdf
  40. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/B_Lines/B48.pdf
  41. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/Other/NE.pdf
  42. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/Other/BWP.pdf
  43. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/Other/BWP.pdf
  44. ^ http://www.pvta.com/schedules/Other/BWP.pdf
  45. ^ http://pvta.com/schedules/Other/WestfieldState.pdf
  46. ^ http://www.pvta.com/annualReport.php
  47. ^ http://www.pvta.com/maps.php
  48. ^ http://www.umass.edu/transit
  49. ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MV+transportation+loses+contract+bid:+awarding+practices+spark...-a0153517684
  50. ^ http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/pioneer_valley_transit_authori_2.html
  51. ^ http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/pvta-2297-shepard-board.html
  52. ^ http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/pvta_pays_175000_to_former_cou.html

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