by Miles Taylor | Dec 18, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, this driver was crazy. This was by far the most nerve-wracking bus ride I’ve ever taken. Now, maybe he was a really good driver and had an excuse to do all the reckless things he did, but it was still pretty scary. Of course, there’s also a route to...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 17, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
As if Holyoke Gate wasn’t confusing enough, the 66 had to go ahead and stick “Dawes Island” in there. I mean, come on! Let’s just put the terminal at Johnston Gate where all four above-ground Harvard buses go and be done with it!...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 26, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
In my review of the 31 about a year and a half ago, I remarked upon how good the bus’s schedule is for a non-Key Bus Route. One of the things I said was that it’s “better than the 116 and 117, and those are both Key Bus Routes!” Something I...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 9, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
“How long is that bagel gonna take?” I asked my friend, Lucy. “About 30 seconds,” she replied. We were at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Ruggles Station, where, having gotten off of the 43, Lucy said she was hungry. So here we were at a...
by Miles Taylor | Apr 17, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I had taken the 39 once before, but I never reviewed it for some reason. I don’t know why – it’s the busiest bus route on the MBTA, it replaces a former trolley, and best of all, it uses articulated buses. Whatever the reason is that I didn’t...
