by Miles Taylor | Mar 16, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
So…why is there a Flex service down here, exactly? Within the 203’s Flex Zone, we have two fixed routes that run daily service and cover most of the zone. Plus, RIPTA has extensive paratransit service throughout the zone that uses the same reservation...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 15, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Welcome back to the RIPTA! We’re heading down to southern Rhode Island on the rush hour-only 65x today. Well, this is an odd picture… The bus does the Downcity Loop like the other expresses, but Sam and I got on at its last stop, Kennedy Plaza (or Exchange...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 14, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
For its busiest stop and its downtown, you would think Wellesley would ensure that Wellesley Square is as nice of a station as possible. A valid thought, but a wrong one… One of the station’s parking lots. For a downtown station, Wellesley...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 13, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Wellesley Farms didn’t score particularly highly with me. Will the next station, Wellesley Hills, be an improvement? Let’s find out. The station…from above. There are two ways to get into this station. The first one is a staircase from Cliff Road,...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 12, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, that station name is misleading. I don’t see any farms, just a ton of huge houses! Coming down Croton Street. There are a few entrances to the Wellesley Farms inbound platform. One of them is a staircase from Glen Road – pretty standard. You could...
