by Miles Taylor | Mar 19, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Nathan and I had decided on a whim to ride the UMass shuttles as we were approaching JFK/Umass on a Red Line train. Five minutes later, we were scrambling over barriers in the Umass Bayside Lot trying to catch a 3 laying over at the shelter way on the far end of the...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 17, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Time to finish off this 210/211/212 cluster in Quincy with its highest-numbered route, the, uh, 212. Like the other two routes, this one baffles me in its own unique way. Why? Keep reading! The bus coming into Quincy Center. We left Quincy Center and headed up Hancock...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 15, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Don’t you hate it when you have a connection to make, but the bus you’re taking to that connection is late, so you miss the connection? Thanks, 210! (Okay, the Fields Corner traffic is really what’s to blame, but I just needed a way to start...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 12, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Long-time readers may remember wayyyyyyyy back in 2014 when I rode the 211 for the first time. The reason I didn’t review it then was because it was a Sunday, when the route cuts out a huge swath of its path from North Quincy to Quincy Center,...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 9, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
For anyone who rides the M2 regularly, it’s incredibly easy to board. For anyone who doesn’t…well, that’s problematic. The M2 is a Longwood Medical Area shuttle that runs from Harvard to the LMA, and its fare system makes absolutely no sense....
by Miles Taylor | Mar 7, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
We had five minutes until the scheduled arrival of the 4:27 train. I was taking pictures of Andover Station, while Jordan was across the street getting a drink at a convenience store. Suddenly, I heard that familiar bell – the train was coming early! What should...
