by Miles Taylor | Apr 12, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
“ITC” stands for “Intermodal Transit Center,” right? I mean, what the heck else could it stand for? The “MART ITC Gardner” has to be the central bus hub for all of the system’s Gardner routes! That’s gotta be it, right?...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 11, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Alright, everyone, raise your hands if you’ve ever heard of Winchendon, Massachusetts! Anyone? Anyone? Yeah, neither had I until I rode this strange little shuttle. Who the heck thought that a link from Gardner to Winchendon would actually get a few people? The...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 8, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
A route from Fitchburg to Gardner sounds really useful! After all, Gardner is pretty skimpy in the transit department, so something connecting it to a bigger city is a good idea, and one that seems like it would result in good ridership. Is the awkwardly-titled...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 6, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Well, it’s not every day you see a train car in the middle of City Hall Plaza! For the past three days, the T has had a 2/3-scale mock-up of one of the new Orange Line cars that will be entering service in 2018-2019, and it was amazing. Time for a multitude of...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 5, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
This is a route designed to waste everybody’s time. No matter where you want to go on the 5, there is almost no doubt that you will have to suffer a ride far longer than it should be. How could a route be so inefficient? Read on, dear reader! The bus, as seen...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 1, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s no secret that the MBTA is in desperate financial waters right now. The T has been looking for any way to cut costs, and they’ve often turned to privatization to do so. The Commuter Rail, for example, is operated by Keolis, while the door-to-door RIDE...
