by Miles Taylor | Apr 12, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
It took some self-persuasion to go to Science Park (not always referred to as “West End”). After spending some time at the Museum of Science, I wanted to walk to Lechmere to experience the great Green Line ride. However, if I did that, I wouldn’t...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 8, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
UPDATE 5/24/2020: With the station in this form now closed, check out this retrospective! Lechmere is a station on its last legs. Once the Green Line West Medford extension is up and running, Lechmere will have been relocated and redesigned. Because of this, you can...
by Miles Taylor | Mar 1, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
About a year ago, my father and I were at Dudley Station. We needed a bus to get home, and we ultimately ended up taking the 66 (which also goes to Harvard, but with a much wilder route). I was interested in the 1, and my father and I were back at Dudley a...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 22, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
To understand why we even have a Silver Line, you need to know the history behind it. When they first built the Orange Line in 1901, it was elevated over Washington Street (the EL, as it was called). For 86 years, it provided speedy transportation over the...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 19, 2013 | Miles on the MBTA
After spending most of the summer in camp, I had one free week in July to do something fun. My father and I wanted to take a bus that only runs on weekdays, and the 459 stood out. Leaving from Downtown Crossing, the bus makes its way down to the World Trade Center,...
