The Study Design & Public Participation Plan was developed to be the backbone of the Access Study. It was developed though a long process of technical, policy, and public discussions.  There is disagreement as to how much it was followed.

To provide background on different ways of providing access, a Catalog of Transportation Techniques was prepared. Note that this is a fairly extensive document divided into sections on each mode of transportation.

Here are meeting summaries and handouts of the last several meetings on the Access Study, including those of the
Regional Study Committee (RSC) and Berkshire Transportation Forum (BTF).  Their meetings were combined in some instances.

Resolution approved by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission on May 17, 2001 rejecting the study.

Summary of Special Meeting of the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission held March 1, 2001 at Pittsfield High School Library.

MassHighway held a meeting on January 25th, 2001 at Nessacus Regional Middle School on their draft recommendations.  The summary of that meeting and the handouts have not been made available by MassHighway.

Summary of BTF#4/RSC#13 meeting of March 9, 1999

Background for RSC meeting #14 August 24, 2000 included:

• Notice of RSC meeting postponement & Study update
• Regional Study Committee Meeting #14 Agenda
• New Highway Table of Contents - Revised march 9, 2000
  (This explains the draft alternatives shown on maps)
• Pittsfield Alternatives map
• South County Alternatives map
• North County Alternatives map
• TSM Auto-Oriented Improvements Package Draft - August 10, 2000
• Development of TSM Alternative(215 k)
• TSM Alternative Components Lee - Lenox - W. Stockbridge (419 k)
• TSM Alternative Components Pittsfield - Dalton (434 k)
• TSM Alternative Components Adams - N. Adams - Williamstown (410 k)
• TSM Alternative Regional Accident Rates (220 k)
• Transit Alternative Draft - August 15, 2000
• Existing Transit System - Berkshire County (274 k)
• Existing Transit System - Pittsfield Area (249 k)
• Phase One Memorandum