PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Regional Transit Authority is seeking volunteers to serve on a microtransit committee to aid in the development in the newly adopted service.

Since 1974, BRTA has been one of 15 regional transit authorities in Massachusetts, helping people get to work, school, grocery stores, and more.

The organization currently offers fixed route and paratransit services, an accessible alternative to regular bus service for people whose disabilities.

The state is encouraging transit organizations to expand microtransit service to improve connectivity around the state, specifically through grant funding to aid in the implementation, said Kathleen Lambert, BRTA administrator.

Berkshire Regional Transit authority received $420,000 in state grant funding to implement microtransit, she said.

However, if the state wants to expand microtransit it can’t be a grant application every year because those funds are not guaranteed every year, Lambert said.

The full article is available on iBerkshires.