by Miles Taylor | Dec 31, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The last two buses I reviewed had pretty low ridership. It’s probably because they have low ridership anyway, but one could make the argument that there weren’t that many people around, as I took them on Christmas Eve. But if that were the case, it...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 27, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Man, I thought I’d hate the 85. I figured that no one would ride it, and I could give it a scathing review. Turns out, though, that it seems to be a somewhat well-used local route (note the emphasis on somewhat), and the ride was really enjoyable! That...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 26, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I actually use the 68 almost every day. See, I have clubs most days of the week after school, so I can’t take the glorified school bus back home. If I can time my club departure right, though, I can grab the 68 right outside of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin and...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 26, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Here’s a second opinion of the 66 from Jordan King: The last time I rode the 66, it was a crazy route that was always late either because a bus broke down or there were severe traffic problems. But that was like a year and a half ago so I figured why not take...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh, how I hate it when stations don’t have free crossovers! Especially when I’m not paying attention to what entrance I’m going into and end up on the wrong platform, then when I try to get into the other one it says “Pass already...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 24, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
For the most part, Red Line stations are aesthetically meh. The line doesn’t have that many awful-looking stations, but there aren’t many amazing ones, either. Enter Fields Corner, which looks fantastic after its renovation in 2008. Plus, it’s...
