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
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
Dallas’s Brand-New Silver Line: First Trip and Station Reviews!
Man, Dallas TURNED OUT for this!DATA does amazing transit advocacy work: https://dallasareatransitalliance.org/ https://youtu.be/M2-AwRhG7iQ
Kansas City Just Achieved the Impossible…
A useful modern streetcar in the USA is genuinely so exciting...and this is just the beginning for KC! Check out Urban Lab KC: https://urbanlabkc.org/ https://youtu.be/LDqsQBglwF8
How Does America’s Original Modern Streetcar Stack Up?
Crazy that if you build a streetcar that goes places, people actually use it! https://youtu.be/bWg-H6s0TiQ
Arcadia Valley – Least Used Amtrak Station in Missouri
Alternate title: Miles Spends Approximately 60 Hours Wandering Around the Schnucks Service Area Self-aggrandizing link: https://www.cameo.com/milesintransit Follow Royce on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/rustbeltenjoyer.bsky.social Subscribe to Geoff Marshall -...
We Missed the Last Bus From Reading to Philly…
Our trip fell on Pennsylvania Supremacy Day Eve, though, so good timing. LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://youtu.be/yQID3M45jFk?si=ivtDl6yC_oTcwMM6 https://youtu.be/p-x_R4OLl7w