PVTA: Pioneer Valley Tardiness Authority
Collegian columnist Kellie Quinn wonders why the PVTA runs like the Boston Metro.
View ArticleGroups embrace charity during holiday season
Local organizations work to make the holiday season a little better for everyone by collecting goods for the less fortunate.
View Article10 things a bus driver wishes you knew
Columnist Victoria Knobloch relays some helpful hints on bus riding etiquette.
View ArticleHistorical group attempts to preserve waiting station
The Historical Commission of Amherst has lent support to the efforts to preserve the warming shelter outside of Hasbrouck Laboratory.
View ArticleSober shuttle to be decided by SGA referendum in spring elections
The SGA wants to help combat all incidences of drunk driving and hopes to partner with the UMass Transit Authority to pick up students 15 minutes after last call at downtown Amherst’s bars.
View ArticlePVTA hopes route detours will deter partying
UMass Transit Services have announced changes to Route 31 over the weekend.
View ArticlePVTA mobile app now available on Android
A mobile application was recently developed by Sam Erb, recent UMass graduate, that tracks the PVTA and creates a real-time schedule.
View ArticleUMass Transit student bus drivers discuss job experiences
UMass Transit student bus drivers, who operate PVTA service in the Five College area, go from books to buses as they balance work with play.
View ArticlePVTA introduces ‘bendy-buses’
The PVTA debuted its new “bendy-buses” on Sept. 5 at UMass.
View ArticlePVTA holds ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign
Food drive held in support of Amherst Survival Center and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.
View ArticleUMass Transit Services hosts annual food drive
Donations to benefit families served by the Amherst Survival Center’s food pantry.
View ArticleUMass Transit to increase wages in 2016 to $13.25 per hour
System general manager Glenn Barrington said the driver pay increase is “long overdue”
View ArticleFive amazing places to get your foliage fix for the season
Here are all the foliage favorites in the Pioneer Valley.
View ArticlePVTA introduces ‘bendy-buses’
Brett Reardon/Daily Collegian On a busy weekday during the semester, or even on a cool fall night, it can be difficult to squeeze into a bus already crammed with passengers at the University of...
View ArticlePVTA holds ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign
The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority’s annual “Stuff the Bus” food drive began this year on Nov. 18 and will continue through Monday. All PTVA buses contain donation bins for non-perishable food items,...
View ArticleUMass Transit Services hosts annual food drive
(Collegian File Photo) UMass Transit Services is running its seventh annual food drive to benefit the Amherst Survival Center’s food pantry. Non-perishable food items are being collected in marked bins...
View ArticleUMass Transit to increase wages in 2016 to $13.25 per hour
(Daily Collegian Archives) The University of Massachusetts Transit Services will increase its starting pay rate from $10.25 per hour to $13.25 per hour as of Jan. 3, 2016, in order to reflect...
View ArticleFive things to know before ‘Blarney’
(Judith Gibson-Okunieff/Collegian As March 4 weekend and “Blarney Blowout” approaches at the University of Massachusetts, several changes are to be expected in terms of University policy and police...
View ArticleFive amazing places to get your foliage fix for the season
Judith Gibson-Okunieff/Daily Collegian During this time of year, most University of Massachusetts students are so overwhelmed with exams that they forget to appreciate the natural beauty of the Pioneer...
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