by Miles Taylor | Sep 24, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ll be honest, the 28 is almost entirely meant for tourists. During the summer, all the trams are packed with out-of-towners taking pictures and seeing the sights. That’s completely justified, though, since this tram line is incredibly scenic. The line is...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 24, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
The Metro isn’t the only way to get from Lisbon’s airport to downtown. Another option is the Aerobus, run by Yellow Bus Tours. While Line 2 runs every half hour to the northwestern part of the city, Line 1 goes every 20 minutes to the center. The advantage...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 23, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
I realize it took forever to get out that post about the Lisbon Metro, and I’m sorry about that. I’m wondering, though, if you guys want to see more. If I were to continue with Portugal posts, you guys would see some buses, some trams, some trains, another...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 23, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, it’s been a quite a lot longer than a week – sorry about that. But I went to Portugal! And I rode a lot of public transportation over there! The Lisbon Metro, for example, as you can see by the post’s title. Since most of it is underground, I...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 22, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
I think I was WAY too harsh when I reviewed the 501. This was before I started using the Blue Book for bus ridership, so just because MY bus didn’t have a lot of people on it, I didn’t realize that the 501 is the busiest I-90 express! My rant about the...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 22, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
When I reviewed the 504, I talked about how it serves Copley Square most of the time. During rush hours, however, it runs completely express from downtown to Watertown. What bridges that Copley Square gap? Why, the 502, of course! The bus at Copley Square. The 502...
