by Miles Taylor | Jan 3, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh yes, here we are on the craziest route of the BAT (barring the 12). The 4 could honestly pass for an MBTA route based on its crowds! Here we go! I purposely got the 4 in the inbound direction so I would have to take it around its loop from Westgate. First, we...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 1, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Huh, apparently the Mini Maller doesn’t use a minibus! It makes just as many deviations as a minibus would, but it does not in fact use one. Well, well! I boarded the bus at Market Basket, but we couldn’t leave the mall until we served the other side of...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 31, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Who needs the 4 when you have the 4A, otherwise known as the less insane version of the 4? We’ll get into how crazy the 4 is another time, but for now, here’s its counterpart, the 4A. The bus at the BAT Centre. We went down Court Street, then turned onto...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 31, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s so weird to go to hospitals just to get a bus. I felt really awkward just standing outside of the VA waiting for the 3! Needless to say, I was happy when it came. Hooray! We headed out of the hospital complex onto Belmont Street, which was a mix of houses...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 31, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Welcome to the only numbered BAT route that runs weekdays only! Why is the 9 weekdays only? I honestly have no idea, since it seems to get pretty good ridership… The bus at the BAT Centre. We headed down Centre Street, going under the Commuter Rail tracks and...
