by Miles Taylor | May 21, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
After the wonderful downtowns of Wakefield and Peabody, I had high hopes for Saugus Center. Unfortunately, as my friend Nathan and I stepped off an outbound 428, it was clear that it wasn’t much. Standing next to a rotary with only a few gas stations and pizza...
by Miles Taylor | May 19, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s strange that despite taking a way more indirect route than the 4, the 22 somehow manages to only take three minutes longer to get from Worcester to Blackstone Valley. Whereas the 4 has a lengthy express section and is mostly direct, the 22 is all local...
by Miles Taylor | May 18, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Sam Hegg got to ride on the incredibly rare 171, and wrote a fantastic review of the route. Thanks, Sam! The 171 is a special route because it only runs two one way trips to the airport. Sure, there are a lot of routes that run one or two trips a day, but what makes...
by Miles Taylor | May 18, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
The 4 doesn’t seem like the most noteworthy route at first glance – it’s a pretty short one that runs between Worcester and some suburban mall. However, it has two factors that make it an interesting ride. The first is that the route has a lengthy...
by Miles Taylor | May 17, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
This is a bit of a strange one, because this bus doesn’t exist. You know, usually I link to a page on the authority’s website about the route I’m reviewing, but that can’t be done for the WRTA’s 80 because it literally doesn’t have...
