A new city, a whole new transit system! From my home base at the University of Pennsylvania, I’ll be reviewing every bus route and train station on the sprawling SEPTA.
*Full Disclosure: I volunteer on the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council, but all opinions on this blog are my own.
Recent Posts from Miles on SEPTA
America’s First Modern Light Rail Really Only Has One Flaw
Dots dots go away, come again some other day https://youtu.be/e0-EDi4rXrQ
30 Hours in France’s Magical North American Exclave
We have temporarily become a travel channel (that still gets very enthusiastic about ferries). https://youtu.be/soaktpfmUW0
How to Get From Canada to France Without Flying!
This is for everyone who said "Hey, you should've gone to St. Pierre and Miquelon!" after the Canada bus video. Ye of little faith! https://youtu.be/syMv05k7z8g
How to Get VIA Rail’s Cheapest Sleeper Ticket
People pay thousands of CANADIAN dollars for a room on the legendary CANADIAN train; we paid $75. The Greater Discussions' BC housing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUZ5bGaqYh0 Check out Denis's transit advocacy group if you're based in Vancouver:...
My First (and Last) Trip on Minneapolis’s Northstar Line
The one silver lining of this thing going away is that it got me to finally edit an over 3-year-old video! https://youtu.be/XwtyJYZqi6U
The Ultimate MetroCard Challenge: Every Mode, Every Agency, Every State!
What a glorious disaster to end the MetroCard's iconic legacy. Check out the amazing New York Times article - thanks to Victor and Vincent for coming along on the trip! https://youtu.be/1UMmhbU8W8o
FINALE – We Crossed All of Canada BY BUS!
The Maritimes + Newfoundland = a Part 2 that somehow manages to be longer than Part 1 despite covering a shorter distance! https://youtu.be/LKBmiVjsjyo
We Crossed All of Canada BY BUS!
It's a big country, folks. https://youtu.be/L7gMg9d1fSU
An Attempted Spirit Airlines Flight from Kansas City to Dallas
I guess I was kinda asking for it, huh?' https://youtu.be/TNBC4VRlRfw
FINALE – We Traveled from Mexico to Canada by LOCAL TRANSIT ONLY!
They don't make it easy to evacuate from tsunamis without a car... https://youtu.be/wk5Bq8HOBlo
We Traveled From Mexico to Canada by LOCAL TRANSIT ONLY!
I can't believe this is possible. Well, in theory. https://youtu.be/5fVaiVhPc9E
It’s Just a 35-Hour Greyhound Trip. What Could Go Wrong?
This was meant to be a benign bonus video for Patreon, but the 'Hound had other ideas. https://youtu.be/G5UKq73ez3E
Montreal’s REM Extension to Deux-Montagnes – First Trip and Station Reviews!
I'm extremely late on this, but at least it's a feature-length film, so hopefully worth the wait? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhLawauihOE
5 Trains a Day: How is Vancouver’s Single Commuter Rail Line So Popular?!
I didn't think I'd be saying this about a five-times-a-day service, but there's some Canadian transit magic at play here! (Well, plus density near stations and extremely smart bus pulses.) Check out Denis's transit advocacy group if you're based in Vancouver:...
50 Years Ago, West Virginia Built the “Future” of Transportation (And 50 Years Later, We Rode It)
Vegas Loop, eat your heart out. https://youtu.be/08HNZbxfai4