smart transportation.docxPioneer Valley Transit Authority is utilizing real-time bus information data. The system works with GPS technology and allows PVTA to track the buses and provide users with real-time
departure information. The real-time data allows users to see approximately when a bus is departing from any given stop and the location of buses. https://bustracker.pvta.com/InfoPoint/
Transit Signal Priority along priority ridership routes in Northampton, Hadley and Amherst was installed in 2020.
https://www.gazettenet.com/New-traffic-signals-to-speed-commuter-for-PVTA-buses-between-Northampton-and-Amherst-27424079
Massachusetts has implemented an all-electronic tolling program, with all toll booths and tickets replaced by pay-by-plate and EZ Pass for the full length of the Massachusetts Turnpike
(I-90).
The EJ Gare Parking Garage, Northampton’s only municipally-managed multi-level parking garage that is fully available for public use, has an integrated real-time parking management system.
Available spaces are displayed at three strategic locations: on Main Street eastbound at City Hall, Main Street westbound prior to the Pleasant Street intersection, and at the intersection
of Pleasant Street and Holyoke Street