by Miles Taylor | Nov 5, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The first time I took this bus (about seven months ago), it had been dark and thunderstorming. I remember people would run in and make comments about the awful weather as they paid their fares. I never gave the 43 a review, partly because I couldn’t see a thing...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 1, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve used the 74 twice to meet my friend in Belmont, and both times something’s gone wrong. The first time, there was construction on Concord Ave, but for some reason the bus didn’t take the detour. Instead, a cop was there to stop traffic going the...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 24, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I initially went to Wellington just because I wanted to see the fantastic view from the parking lot again. However, I took a casual look out the window and went “Ooh, bus!” So that’s the exciting story of how I ended up on the 97. Good to see an MBTA...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 10, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I know I should be working on my New York posts, but high school started last week so I’ve been pretty busy. I did want to write about this interesting bus, though. Normally I just walk to Harvard from the Rindge and Latin and take the train home, but I decided...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 29, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I’ve made it clear that I really hate those neighborhoods with all those fast food restaurants and auto shops that all have really big parking lots out front. They usually come up for somewhat short periods in comparison with the rest of the route. But not the...