by Miles Taylor | Apr 9, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I don’t believe Ruggles has an “official” parking garage, but there was one very close to it that apparently belongs to Northeastern University. I decided to head up to the roof to see what the view was like. I took a bunch of pictures, so I’m...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
When I took the UMASS shuttle bus back in February, I really liked it, especially because of the amazing articulated buses used on the route. But Crystal Transport, the operator of the buses, recently failed a safety inspection as many of its drivers tested positive...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
You probably remember my post about the MBTA’s online map, and how they said they would fix it. They did, and it’s so much better now. But a few days ago, the person on the MBTA who I was corresponding with said they wanted to send me a “mailed thank...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
On Friday there was an event at the JFK Library about Doug Most’s book, The Race Underground, concerning the race between Boston and New York’s subway construction in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Former Governor Michael Dukakis was also there and...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
You may remember my Transit Tales post about the time my mother and I had to take a CT2 bus from the MFA to Kendall because a 47 passed us by. I wasn’t a fan of the CT2 then, but I had only taken part of the route. Now I can say that I’ve taken the whole...