by Miles Taylor | Apr 19, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THIS BUS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!!! The MBTA is bound to get rid of the 439. It used to run six times a day in each direction, but the MBTA shaved off a trip recently, so it’s only five now. It costs the MBTA $9.76 per passenger to operate...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 15, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve known for a while that there’s a painting of cows at Alewife. However, it wasn’t until I rode a Red Line shuttle bus that I finally spotted it. It’s at the far end of the sheltered area of the busway. I snapped a picture of the painting,...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 13, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
If you read my Science Park post, I talked about how the signage in that station (and on the Green Line as a whole) could really be improved. Of the four branches of the Green Line, the B and D branches terminate at Government Center, the C at North Station, and the E...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 12, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
It took some self-persuasion to go to Science Park (not always referred to as “West End”). After spending some time at the Museum of Science, I wanted to walk to Lechmere to experience the great Green Line ride. However, if I did that, I wouldn’t...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 7, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
If you haven’t been following the news, Deval Patrick made a plan in January to create large improvements to the MBTA, as well as to roads and bridges around the state. This would include Commuter Rail service to Hyannis, funding for the Green Line extension to...
