by Miles Taylor | Sep 2, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
I don’t know what the weirdest thing about the 55 is. Is it that there’s a one-seat bus ride between Olney and Doylestown, a distance of about 20 miles? Is it that this bus, which goes way out into the hinterlands, is a City Transit route? Is it that it...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 31, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Oh come on, SEPTA, stop teasing us! “201 S. Bailey Road, Coatesville, PA, 19320”? There’s a lot of ambiguity about which borough or township or whatever Thorndale Station is in, but it sure as heck isn’t Coatesville…even though the...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 30, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Consider this my SEPTA service change guide. Literally the only non-seasonal change they seem to be making is the elimination of the 205, and the rerouting of the 204 and 206 to compensate. Thus, I figured why not ride the very last trip on this completely...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 24, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Welcome to SEPTA’s busiest bus route, the 18! And I know what you might be thinking: “You stupid hack-fraud idiot, the busiest route is the 23! Duh!” But oh no, my dear detractor: because the 23 was split in two, the 18 now gets more daily riders!...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 13, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Long before the limited-stop Boulevard Direct, which offered frequent service, specially branded 60-foot buses, and upgraded stops was created, there was the 8. Running between two of the biggest transportation centers on SEPTA with limited stops in between, this...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 28, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA
Merion is the true first stop on the Main Line. Overbrook? That’s not really the Main Line. It’s within the borders of Philadelphia, there are rowhouses within its walkshed, and it even has a few tall-ish buildings around it. Now compare that to Merion,...
