by Miles Taylor | Jun 10, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
I can’t say I was expecting much with the town of Wakefield. I mean, look at its name: Wakefield. I’m sorry, but it just sounds like a boring suburban community. Not so, as it turns out – Wakefield actually has a very active and walkable downtown...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 7, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Most of the buses downtown stop at Otis Street and/or Franklin Street. The 11 decides to mix it up by terminating at Bedford Street @ Chauncy Street, south of Downtown Crossing and more or less in Chinatown. Thing is, the 11 technically doesn’t technically...
by Miles Taylor | May 10, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
One of the most annoying things about taking buses from beginning to end is when you get kicked out at the last stop. This is especially annoying if the driver is really mad at you for just wanting to take the route to the end (cough, cough, the 8). But that problem...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 19, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
There are quite a few bus routes that go from Sullivan or Wellington up to Malden Center. They all more or less travel in crescents, in order to serve neighborhoods not served by the Orange Line. Most of these routes serve the eastern side of the tracks, while there...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 18, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
This is a route I’ve been wanting to take for a while. It’s not quite as elusive as the 217 (though I really want to take that one, too), but it does run weekdays only and not very often at that. It serves quite a few parts of southern Milton, and a large...
