by Miles Taylor | Mar 16, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
I was hoping that the whole Corona quarantine rendering me a housebound worm would at least spur me to write more (a “productive worm”), but it seems like it’s instead encouraging me to mindlessly watch a bunch of YouTube videos (a “worm...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 10, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Thanks for releasing your service changes during midterm season, MBTA! They put these out two Saturdays ago (they go into effect March 15th) and I’m only just getting to them now. And because we’re not in Better Bus season anymore, I get the feeling this...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 20, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
The 16 interlines straight into the 15, so I wasn’t able to get a proper shot of the bus! Shoot. I had to get creative. We headed out from the ITC onto the highway-like Center Street, passing some suburban businesses before turning onto Housatonic Street, whose...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 14, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Yikes, Crane Ave is the main street on the 16, and it offers pretty much nothing transit-oriented aside from one apartment complex. That’s the breaks when you’re running a system as rural as the BRTA, I guess… Minibus time! The initial section on...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 7, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
With plenty of time for shenanigans along the way! (filmed before the Longest Bus Ride...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 6, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Alright, the 11 is short and sweet, so let’s just get into it. Boarding at the terminal. This route heads straight west from the ITC, meaning we didn’t have to deal with downtown Pittsfield at all. We made our way straight onto College Way, which turned...
