Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
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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 and Hampshire counties.
The PVTA provides free bus rides to students attending the Five Colleges, such as UMass Amherst students. Of importance to five-college students is bus line B-43, which ferries students between Northampton and Amherst.
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