by Miles Taylor | May 26, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Er…did anyone else hear about this? Self-driving cars running along a fixed-route in Providence? One of the first times in the country that something like this has happened? Started last Wednesday? The future is now, apparently! My first sighting of the Little...
by Miles Taylor | May 13, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s a little-known fact that Burlington has its own, non-MBTA public transit system. The Burlington B Line (a name that seems to be rarely used, but it’s out there) is partially funded by the MBTA and operated by everyone’s favorite transit company,...
by Miles Taylor | May 7, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Argh, I completely screwed up my LRTA scheduling and ended up not being able to finish the system! I made it onto the 5, but alas, that left me with not enough time to do a run on the 4. This was all almost a year ago (daily reminder that I am very behind schedule),...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 22, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
Yeah, just gonna say it right off the bat: this one is similar to the 1. Heck, the two routes even combine on Saturdays. Yes, the 8 serves similar neighborhoods, runs in a similar loopy shape, and even shares a large portion of its route with the 1. The main...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 15, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
This one’s not even hiding its circularity. It has “circulator” right in its name, for heaven’s sake, and it is in fact a giant, unwieldy, disgusting loop. It goes by the name of…the 9. Oh, of course it’s a minibus. We went up...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 1, 2019 | Miles on the MBTA
I was at TransportationCamp Philly last week, and it was a blast. If you haven’t been to one of these “unconferences” before, I strongly recommend it – it’s a great way to meet other people interested in transportation and talk about some...
