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Recent Posts from Miles on the MBTA
Harvard Shuttle: Crimson Cruiser (Quad – Mather House via Memorial Hall)
Might as well crank this one out while we're on the topic of Harvard Shuttles. The big review that's coming will be really good, I promise! The bus alongside Cambridge Common...and a car that got in the way. I got on at Garden Street along Cambridge Common, and we...
Harvard Shuttle: Extended Overnight (Quad – Mather House via Memorial Hall)
We're taking a break from the PVTA for just a bit while I work on a huge review that I think all you guys will really like! In the meantime, let's look at this piece of trash. Comin' round the bend. The Extended Overnight is Harvard's overnight bus (obviously),...
PVTA: G1 (Chicopee/Sumner-Allen/Canon Circle)
The G1 is honestly the most legit-feeling bus route on the PVTA. Sure, the B7 is busier and more frequent, but the deviations along the route still make it feel like an RTA. The G1, meanwhile, could honestly pass for a T bus route in Boston, at least for most of...
The Last Route (Video)
Well, this is long overdue! Here's a video review of the last bus route on the T...but that's easier said than done. Enjoy!
PVTA: G3 (Springfield Plaza via Liberty/King-Westford)
The G3 is the least "trunky" of the three routes that run from one end of the system to the other via Union Station. I mean, more than half of the northern G3 parallels the X90 (although I would love for that to change), while the southern section ends on really tiny...
PVTA: X90 (Inner Crosstown)
The X90 has a split personality, both literally and figuratively. The literal part is that it's split into two branches, the X90A and X90B. The figurative part is that the southern half of the route is fine, while the northern part of the route is so horrible. We'll...
PVTA: G2 (East Springfield via Carew/Belmont-Dwight)
We're getting to some of the PVTA's really long local routes! The G2 forms a big crescent, running from the Memorial Industrial Park in northeast Springfield, down to Union Station, and back out to southeastern Springfield and East Longmeadow. Let's see what the...
PVTA: X92 (Mid City Crosstown)
Look, I appreciate the PVTA's efforts to have crosstown routes that allow riders to get from one side of Springfield to the other more directly...but come on, this is awful. The X92 is circuitous and pointless, and it's time to see why! The bus at Springfield. Despite...
Springfield (Amtrak)
Well gosh, that's a simple title, isn't it? It doesn't really give away the multimodal nature of Springfield Station: multiple Amtrak lines, freight traffic, a possible commuter rail system, intercity bus lines, and the hub of the entire PVTA. Looks like I've got my...
Would you be interested in Miles on the MBTA merchandise?
I had an interesting conversation with a friend and a teacher today about the possibility of creating a Miles on the MBTA t-shirt. It would be really neat to have some sort of merchandise! Of course, the real question is if any of you guys would actually get one. It...
PVTA: P21E (Springfield/Holyoke I-91 Express)
Taking the route all on its own, the P21E by far the fastest way of getting from Holyoke to Springfield, and it's a massive convenience. However, when you factor in the fact that it uses a Proterra electric bus...well, now we've just got the best route ever, don't we?...
PVTA: 45 (Belchertown Center/UMass)
Ever since I found out that there was a place called Belchertown, I really wanted to visit it. Ever since I found out that there was a bus to Belchertown, I really wanted to ride it. Finally, my dreams have come true...the 45, everybody! Oh...okay, it's kind of a...
PVTA: 30 (North Amherst/Old Belchertown Road)
The 30 was a really nice convenience in the summer, mainly because of its clean schedule. Whereas the 31 runs every 35 minutes during the summer, the 30 is a nice every half hour. Of course, they both run every 15 minutes during the school year, when most people use...
PVTA: 33 (Puffer’s Pond/Shopper Shuttle)
While other UMass routes get insanely busy at peak periods, the 33 is always just kinda...there. During UMass's rush hour, packed 60-foot 30 and 31 buses truck students out to off-campus apartments, while the 33 just trundles through with a marginal amount of people...
PVTA: NE (Nashawannuck Express Flex/Van Service)
Oho, you can tell from that title that we're in for a good one today, folks! Oh man, it's good to be back in the world of deviatory minibus semi-flex services. Dear viewers, let's see what the Nash-a-wan-nuck Express has to offer. That's hard to...