Jonathan McHatton
@jmchatton.bsky.social
Transit scheduler/data systems manager. Western Mass advocate. Passionate about cycling, public transit and good urbanism. Posts represent only my own views.
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Link413 Launches Three New Long-Distance Bus Routes Linking North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/29/l...
Link413 Launches Three New Bus Routes Linking North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The new “Link413” service – named for the western Massachusetts area code – has officially launched its three new long-distance bus routes across the Berkshire Mountains to link three different Region...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Link413 Launches Three New Long-Distance Bus Routes Linking North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/29/l...
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Snow removal isn’t done until everyone can access the street.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
January 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Snow removal isn’t done until everyone can access the street.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
Got to see the first Link413 bus leaving out of Northampton this morning!
Link413 is a collaboration between PVTA, BRTA, and FRTA to provide long distance bus service between Hampshire, Berkshire, and Franklin counties.
Link413 is a collaboration between PVTA, BRTA, and FRTA to provide long distance bus service between Hampshire, Berkshire, and Franklin counties.
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Got to see the first Link413 bus leaving out of Northampton this morning!
Link413 is a collaboration between PVTA, BRTA, and FRTA to provide long distance bus service between Hampshire, Berkshire, and Franklin counties.
Link413 is a collaboration between PVTA, BRTA, and FRTA to provide long distance bus service between Hampshire, Berkshire, and Franklin counties.
We can't have universal healthcare but we can buy a huge foreign landmass...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland
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January 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
We can't have universal healthcare but we can buy a huge foreign landmass...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
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Holy. Shit.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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America is the place where your kids might die at home because of unaffordable health care, outside because they might get run over by someone with an SUV, or at school because they might get shot by someone with an AR-15.
December 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
America is the place where your kids might die at home because of unaffordable health care, outside because they might get run over by someone with an SUV, or at school because they might get shot by someone with an AR-15.
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results not accidents
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
results not accidents
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
Got my very first ever Year in Transit recap from @transit.app!
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Got my very first ever Year in Transit recap from @transit.app!
I am so proud to be part of a workforce that has been recognized by our riders!
PVTA has not only won 2nd place in the Punctual Prizewinners award, but also the Most Popular Agency award!
PVTA has not only won 2nd place in the Punctual Prizewinners award, but also the Most Popular Agency award!
Dim the lights and give us a drumroll… 🥁
Topping the charts and capturing riders’ hearts as this year’s most popular agency is: 🥇 OC bus! 🎉
Congrats to them, as well as to runners-up 🥈 PVTA and 🥉 @rideonmct.bsky.social, and to 🏆 @gotransit.bsky.social for their improvement!
Topping the charts and capturing riders’ hearts as this year’s most popular agency is: 🥇 OC bus! 🎉
Congrats to them, as well as to runners-up 🥈 PVTA and 🥉 @rideonmct.bsky.social, and to 🏆 @gotransit.bsky.social for their improvement!
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I am so proud to be part of a workforce that has been recognized by our riders!
PVTA has not only won 2nd place in the Punctual Prizewinners award, but also the Most Popular Agency award!
PVTA has not only won 2nd place in the Punctual Prizewinners award, but also the Most Popular Agency award!
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All of the seat tags I can read from my seat are for Albany. LSL is constant proof of the demand for rail service between Boston and Albany, and taking up seats on a long-distance train to Chicago isn't the right solution. We need regional/commuter service across MA now!
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited train service between BOS and ALB is back!
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
All of the seat tags I can read from my seat are for Albany. LSL is constant proof of the demand for rail service between Boston and Albany, and taking up seats on a long-distance train to Chicago isn't the right solution. We need regional/commuter service across MA now!
In Providence tonight to see @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars book tour...and of course I took @ripta.com from my hotel to the beautiful Uptown Theater!
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In Providence tonight to see @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars book tour...and of course I took @ripta.com from my hotel to the beautiful Uptown Theater!
Fast express buses that have regular schedules can't be beat.
PVTA's G73E gets you between downtown Springfield and downtown Northampton in about a half hour, with trips departing every half hour. It takes the same amount of time to drive and you don't have to park either 😁
PVTA's G73E gets you between downtown Springfield and downtown Northampton in about a half hour, with trips departing every half hour. It takes the same amount of time to drive and you don't have to park either 😁
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Fast express buses that have regular schedules can't be beat.
PVTA's G73E gets you between downtown Springfield and downtown Northampton in about a half hour, with trips departing every half hour. It takes the same amount of time to drive and you don't have to park either 😁
PVTA's G73E gets you between downtown Springfield and downtown Northampton in about a half hour, with trips departing every half hour. It takes the same amount of time to drive and you don't have to park either 😁
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Buses at sunset
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Buses at sunset
New bike lane alert! 🚨
📍 Broad St, Westfield, MA
📍 Broad St, Westfield, MA
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New bike lane alert! 🚨
📍 Broad St, Westfield, MA
📍 Broad St, Westfield, MA
Dunkin' has already discontinued the Pumpkin Muffin and I'm not ok 😡
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Dunkin' has already discontinued the Pumpkin Muffin and I'm not ok 😡
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
Very happy that ICE Airlines removed itself from BDL.
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
Avelo quits Bradley after seeking free rent, losing tax subsidy, ICE protest
Both protesters and Connecticut's attorney general had targeted Avelo Airlines because it runs deportation planes for ICE.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Very happy that ICE Airlines removed itself from BDL.
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
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It's finally here! "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile" is now available wherever you buy books. Thank you to everyone who has made this day possible, including our amazing podcast listeners. We hope everyone finds the book valuable!
www.lifeaftercars.com
www.lifeaftercars.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
It's finally here! "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile" is now available wherever you buy books. Thank you to everyone who has made this day possible, including our amazing podcast listeners. We hope everyone finds the book valuable!
www.lifeaftercars.com
www.lifeaftercars.com
Hooray it's finally here!!! 🎉
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hooray it's finally here!!! 🎉
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
Thankful for block lists.
October 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thankful for block lists.
No Kings!
📍 Westfield, MA
📍 Westfield, MA
October 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
No Kings!
📍 Westfield, MA
📍 Westfield, MA
A scene from my morning walk in downtown Westfield, MA.
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A scene from my morning walk in downtown Westfield, MA.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.