by Miles Taylor | Apr 8, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
A route from Fitchburg to Gardner sounds really useful! After all, Gardner is pretty skimpy in the transit department, so something connecting it to a bigger city is a good idea, and one that seems like it would result in good ridership. Is the awkwardly-titled...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 5, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
This is a route designed to waste everybody’s time. No matter where you want to go on the 5, there is almost no doubt that you will have to suffer a ride far longer than it should be. How could a route be so inefficient? Read on, dear reader! The bus, as seen...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 21, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Longtime readers will definitely have seen this one before – maybe even more than once. But hey, it hasn’t gotten a proper review yet, so it’s time to take our final look at the route and give it a definitive score! Time to take one final ride on the...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 19, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Nathan and I had decided on a whim to ride the UMass shuttles as we were approaching JFK/Umass on a Red Line train. Five minutes later, we were scrambling over barriers in the Umass Bayside Lot trying to catch a 3 laying over at the shelter way on the far end of the...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 17, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Time to finish off this 210/211/212 cluster in Quincy with its highest-numbered route, the, uh, 212. Like the other two routes, this one baffles me in its own unique way. Why? Keep reading! The bus coming into Quincy Center. We left Quincy Center and headed up Hancock...
