by Miles Taylor | Jul 9, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, will someone please tell how “Readville” is pronounced? Because I’ve been pronouncing it the same way someone would pronounce the town “Reading” – “Red-ville”. The automatic announcements on the 32, however,...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 8, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
This is it. The last Key Bus Route I have to review. And honestly, the fact that it’s used so much baffles me a bit. I mean, it’s the most isolated one, for sure. Also, the places it serves are largely residential, and not exceptionally dense, either. But...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 7, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
When the Orange Line EL was demolished, it left many people in need of an alternate form of transportation. The section of the former line from Dudley to downtown got the Silver Line, which although not perfect, is certainly better than an average bus. So what about...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 5, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Ah, the crosstown routes. Famous for advertising themselves as “Limited stops”, when in fact, they’re not really all that limited. The CT1 epitomizes this by basically being the 1, except it doesn’t go all the way to Harvard and it...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 5, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
I have a friend who once had to use the 67 for some reason or another. He told me that the bus only had a few old people on it. After that, I was sort of interested in taking this seemingly odd little route. Well, I did, and though the people who rode it weren’t...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 5, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
There was one time, a while ago, when I almost took the 94. It was a Sunday, and I was at Davis, all ready to go. Then I found out that the Red Line was running shuttle buses – crap. Then I found out there was a road race going on – double crap. Then I...
