by Miles Taylor | Dec 12, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
The 14 has always struck me as a bit of a weird route. For one thing, its northern terminus is Heath Street, making it the only bus that terminates there (though the 39 goes by that stop, too). For another, the 14’s southern terminus is Roslindale, which seems...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 24, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
This one never made sense to me – why would a route that runs through such transit-starved neighborhoods run weekdays-only? I guess it’s because almost the whole of the 19’s length is shared with other routes, but it was always a little weird to me....
by Miles Taylor | Oct 24, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Considering that the CT3 was on the chopping block in 2012, I assumed it would be pretty bad. I mean, I’m not a fan of the crosstown routes anyway, since they supposedly offer “limited stops” but really don’t skip that many. So imagine my...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 22, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
I think I was WAY too harsh when I reviewed the 501. This was before I started using the Blue Book for bus ridership, so just because MY bus didn’t have a lot of people on it, I didn’t realize that the 501 is the busiest I-90 express! My rant about the...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 22, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
When I reviewed the 504, I talked about how it serves Copley Square most of the time. During rush hours, however, it runs completely express from downtown to Watertown. What bridges that Copley Square gap? Why, the 502, of course! The bus at Copley Square. The 502...
