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ValleyBike Bikeshare Will Return This Month After Year-Long Hiatus
ValleyBike, the regional bikesharing system that spans from the UMass Amherst campus to the City of Springfield, will reopen for business under a new operator before the end of May, according to officials from the City of Northampton.
May 2, 2024
New Year, No Fares: Beacon Hill Bankrolls Dozens of Free Bus Routes Statewide
The state budget that lawmakers passed last summer is bankrolling a major expansion in popular fare-free bus routes across the entire Commonwealth this winter.
January 5, 2024
City of Northampton Seeks Bids to Reboot ValleyBike By April
The City of Northampton has issued a Request for Proposals for companies that can re-start the Connecticut River Valley's mothballed ValleyBike bikesharing system, with a targeted opening date of April 10th.
January 2, 2024
ValleyBike Bikesharing System Still In Limbo As Municipalities Seek New Operator
ValleyBike, the municipally-owned bikesharing system for the Connecticut River Valley, remains in a financially-induced coma after the firm that operated the system went bankrupt earlier this year.
November 29, 2023
Mass. Clean Energy Center Awards $3 Million to New E-Bike Subsidy Programs
The funding will help lower-income families buy e-bikes in Worcester, Cape Cod, and the Pioneer Valley, and will also fund an 18-month cargo bike delivery pilot program that will serve the Allston neighborhood of Boston.
March 9, 2022
PVTA to Debut Northampton-Springfield Express Route With Electric Buses
The new Northampton-Holyoke-Springfield Express is expected to start running this July.
March 30, 2021
ValleyBike Demonstrates Viability of Bike Sharing In Smaller Cities
Pedal-assist electric bicycles help users cover longer distances in a more rural part of the state.
December 9, 2019
Pioneer Valley Rail Advocates Celebrate New ‘Valley Flyer’ Service
Rail advocates in western Massachusetts are celebrating the inaugural run today of a new Amtrak service that will afford Pioneer Valley residents and visitors better daily connections to and from New York City.
August 30, 2019
