State Sen. Adam Hinds is about to find out exactly how difficult it is to get around the county on public transportation. On Friday, Hinds is taking a Berkshire Regional Transit Authority bus from Pittsfield to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, a trip that will take more than an hour. Hinds is doing it as his commute to meet with MCLA’s Dean Jake Eberwein as the two host a design thinking workshop on how to improve the county’s public transportation system. Read more about public transit options >>