by Miles Taylor | Feb 1, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh my gosh, what the heck were they thinking with this route and all its inbound-only deviations? “YOU get an inbound-only deviation, and YOU get an inbound-only deviation. EVERYBODY GETS INBOUND-ONLY DEVIATIONS!!!!!!!!” Needless to say, the outbound 4...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 22, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Another North Adams-based shuttle, although this one is much straighter. Today we’re heading to the northwesternmost point of Massachusetts on the 3! The minibus boarding at North Adams’s colored shelter. From the Main Street bus stop in North Adams, we...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 18, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
As promised, on the blog’s seventh anniversary, here’s the video for the longest bus ride in America....
by Miles Taylor | Jan 16, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
And here’s how you get from the North Adams Walmart end of the 1 to North Adams proper. Is the 34 a direct shuttle route that lessens the pain from having to transfer from the 1 just to get to downtown North Adams? Or is it an all-over-the-place mess? Uh-oh....
by Miles Taylor | Jan 14, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, that’s kind of a lie, though…the 1 goes as far as the Walmart in North Adams. It’s technically in North Adams, but it’s pretty darn far from anything else in the city. But this is the BRTA’s only link from the northern part of its...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 11, 2020 | Miles on the MBTA
Time to continue our trip into Pittsfield! There was a timed connection between the 21 and the truck minibus running on the 2, so we can begin this shindig right away… Oof, not a great angle. Coming down the hill from the Lee Premium Outlets, our...
