by Miles Taylor | Sep 2, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Is it possible for a transit center built in 2010 to look like it came from the 1970s? The Holyoke Transportation Center tries to answer this question, and clearly, the answer is a resounding “Yes.” *Ahem.* Case in point… Yeah…this is it. Gotta...
by sam | Aug 31, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Sam recently took a trip to LA, and he’ll have several guest posts coming soon about the bus system in Santa Monica, Big Blue Bus. Here’s the first in a series. The Big Blue Bus Route 1 is very similar to the MBTA’s 1, in the way that it’s...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 29, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Wow, this route is scenic! The name of it doesn’t sound all that impressive, but the R41 offers some awesome views from mountain peaks as it winds its way from Northampton to Easthampton to western Holyoke. Let’s see how my awful pictures ruined those...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 28, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
On the day this post comes out, August 27th, 2017, the Tiger Trolley is being eliminated. Good freaking riddance. The bus at the Holyoke Transportation Center. We left the Holyoke Transportation Center and made our way up Maple Street, then we turned onto Lyman...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 27, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
I let out a groan when this thing showed up and it was a stupid minibus. I mean, with some routes you expect it. The “Tiger Trolley”? Yeah, that’s a minibus. The “Palmer Village Shuttle”? Gotta be a minibus. But the X98…gosh, I...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 26, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Rush hour-only bus time! Oh…except there’s one midday trip. And one late morning trip. Alright, so I guess the 46 is 66% rush hour-only… The bus zooming down the street. Sam and I got on at the GRC, the northernmost stop of the UMass triad of stops....
