by Miles Taylor | Dec 18, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Considering RIPTA’s typical express policy of three inbound trips in the morning and three outbound trips in the evening, it’s interesting to see one that’s primarily designed for reverse commuters. The 8X is especially unique, as it gets...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 17, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
What’s the best way of getting to South Station for a 5:30 AM train to Providence? How about walking to Clarendon Hill for the early-morning 89/93 trip that only departs at 4:33 AM? Sounds good to me! The Clarendon Hill busway is weird at this time… It was...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 16, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
What the heck is the 21, MVRTA? Deviations, weird headways, and PVTA Syndrome…oh my! Oh, and it goes to a senior center. Even better! We left the North Andover Mall onto Winthrop Ave, but we soon turned onto Waverly Road, the first cross street we came across....
by Miles Taylor | Dec 15, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Whenever my train gets into Lawrence, I always check the 33 schedule to see if there’s a bus coming to the station to take me to Lawrence. So far, I haven’t been lucky, being forced to do the rather long walk to the Buckley Transportation Center. Still,...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 14, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Welcome to the busiest route on the MVRTA! This bad boy takes a direct shot from Lawrence to Haverhill, via Methuen…in which it has to make a bunch of deviations. Okay, the shot is mostly direct. The bus at the Washington Square Transit Station. We went...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 12, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Located right in downtown Haverhill, the Washington Square Transit Station is the hub for all of the MVRTA’s routes in the city. But here’s the million-dollar question: is it nice like the Costello Transportation Center, or disgusting like the Buckley...
