by Miles Taylor | Dec 25, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
This is a pretty hard route to have a catchy intro for. I mean, the 88 is a very simple bus that just gets its job done. It runs mostly through Somerville, with a brief section in Cambridge as it comes into Lechmere. Um…and that’s about it. Let’s...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 20, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Oh, how I hate the 77 sometimes. After waiting 20 minutes for a bus on a Saturday (when headways should be 10), I ended up just walking from North Cambridge to Arlington Center. And the whole way, I kept checking back to see if a bus was coming, and when one...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 12, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
The 14 has always struck me as a bit of a weird route. For one thing, its northern terminus is Heath Street, making it the only bus that terminates there (though the 39 goes by that stop, too). For another, the 14’s southern terminus is Roslindale, which seems...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 5, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Need to get from Cleary Square to Forest Hills? Sick of using the frequent, albeit crowded 32? Well, boy, do I have the bus for you, then – it’s pretty much the exact opposite. Cue the 50! (Incidentally, it took me way too long after that 32 post to...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 29, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
A little while back, I reviewed the 33, which runs from Mattapan Station to Dedham Line, via River Street. I wasn’t a very big fan of that route. Now we’ll be looking at the 33’s companion along River Street, the 24, which goes to Fairmount. Does it...
