by Miles Taylor | Jun 21, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
I have to admit, I’ve given the 47 short shrift. I’ve taken it twice, and I’ve never reviewed it yet. Today, I was going to review the 70 or 71, but then I saw that my blog has 47 posts (including drafts). I figure that was a sign that I should...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 15, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
If you remember from my post about the 439, the bus driver of that route said that the 441 and 442 are the most scenic buses on the MBTA (and that’s saying something considering the views from the 439). My father and I decided to try out the route to see if...
by Miles Taylor | May 31, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
The last two words in the post title is what made me really want to take this bus; one can see the Tobin Bridge from literally miles away because it’s so high. When I first saw the 111 on a map, my first thought was “A Key Bus Route that goes over the...
by Miles Taylor | May 25, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
For a while, the only way you could get to the airport was the Blue Line to Airport Station, where you have to take a shuttle bus to actually get to the airport. Fairly recently, we got an alternative, the Silver Line SL1. Although it’s far from perfect,...
by Miles Taylor | May 18, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
When I first saw a map of this route, I thought it was absolutely hilarious. Why are there two routes that both have the same number, yet the 34E is 9 miles longer than the 34? Why is the 34E labeled “E” if it goes west? I don’t know the answers to...
