by Miles Taylor | Aug 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The Commuter Rail is always quicker than the bus, there’s no doubt about that. But this is the first time the Commuter Rail is also cheaper than the bus. Yes, it costs $2.10 to get to West Medford on the Commuter Rail from North Station, a quick walk from...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 24, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I’m going to be such a hypocrite in this review. I gave the 5 a really lousy score in part because there were only seven people that rode that bus. The 9 also had seven riders, but buses going back towards City Point would be packed, so its higher score will be...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 19, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Back in Boston! What kind of crazy bus have I got in mind? Maybe an I-90 express bus? How about a really long route going way out into the suburbs? Or perhaps a crazy route with tons of twists and turns? Nope. Today we’ll be looking at… the 5. This is a...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The surprisingly high number of routes going between Malden Center and Wellington/Sullivan have never struck me as being particularly noteworthy. Some of them are unique: the 105 with its crazy Newland Street Housing route or the 97 for its Gateway Center detour. But...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 25, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Let me be clear right from the start: never take this bus from beginning to end. No one in their right mind would use this bus (which takes about a half hour in total) to get from Malden Center to Sullivan when the train can do it in a few minutes. So basically,...
