by Miles Taylor | May 10, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Surely Shirley can’t be that bad! Great, I’ve gotten that joke out of the way. Andddddd…that’s it! Shirley has one very very very small platform. Quite very small. However, it’s entirely occupied by a shelter that’s actually...
by Miles Taylor | May 10, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
I gotta say, a suburban, rich town like Acton (median household income $133,532) is one of the last places I would expect to see an awful minibus shuttle! I mean, why does Acton get an hourly service, while Webster (a place where people actually use the bus)...
by Miles Taylor | May 8, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Sam and I barely made the 42! We ran and ran and ran and we couldn’t find a stop, so we just kept going down Southbridge Street until finally, we came across the strangest bus stop in Worcester: WOAH! Goodness, the 558 is longer than I thought! Yeah, I...
by Miles Taylor | May 7, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
The 6 is a lot like the 3, except longer. Not only is the route longer, though – we also got the WRTA’s awesome full-sized Proterra on this thing! Oh my gosh, it was a beauty in every conceivable manner! YES! OH MY GOSH, THIS IS AWESOME!!! We began at...
by Miles Taylor | May 4, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Ready for a super-short trip on the 3? This is gonna be a quickie! Sweet, a Proterra!!! We cruised down Foster Street making those awesome Proterra all-electric noises, and we soon came into downtown Worcester. Once we crossed Main Street, the road became Maple Street...