by Miles Taylor | Apr 15, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve known for a while that there’s a painting of cows at Alewife. However, it wasn’t until I rode a Red Line shuttle bus that I finally spotted it. It’s at the far end of the sheltered area of the busway. I snapped a picture of the painting,...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 13, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
If you read my Science Park post, I talked about how the signage in that station (and on the Green Line as a whole) could really be improved. Of the four branches of the Green Line, the B and D branches terminate at Government Center, the C at North Station, and the E...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 12, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
It took some self-persuasion to go to Science Park (not always referred to as “West End”). After spending some time at the Museum of Science, I wanted to walk to Lechmere to experience the great Green Line ride. However, if I did that, I wouldn’t...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 7, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
If you haven’t been following the news, Deval Patrick made a plan in January to create large improvements to the MBTA, as well as to roads and bridges around the state. This would include Commuter Rail service to Hyannis, funding for the Green Line extension to...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 5, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
If this review seems a bit short, it’s because the bus itself is. However, in this case, that’s not a bad thing. The 31 is a great time saver if one needs to get from Mattapan to Forest Hills. It starts out on Blue Hill Avenue with the 28 and 29, but it...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 2, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
I got back from Orlando yesterday, and that means a Service Change post with way too many pictures (and an insanely long title)! I wanted to take the Silver Line to Logan Airport, but since we were only going to be gone for three days, we took the car instead (darn)....
