by Miles Taylor | Jul 14, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Ahh, here we go! This was the route my friend Nathan and I used to get back from CCRI, and it definitely seems superior to the 73. The 51 is a straight shot, with the trunk route remaining almost entirely on Charles Street down to Providence. The bus coming from...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 12, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
The RIPTA doesn’t seem to care at all about the 73. For one thing, it’s a Pawtucket route, which means it instantly gets less priority. Also, its schedule (and ridership) is absolutely abysmal. And just look at the beauty of a vehicle they gave this thing:...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 11, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
The 1 is basically omnipresent wherever you go on the RIPTA. It serves the authority’s two biggest transit hubs, as well as two Commuter Rail stations. A merger of three former RIPTA routes, the 1 runs through some incredibly varied neighborhoods, and can...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 30, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
This bus is a mess. You may have seen these MBTA paper schedules of the Dedham Local Bus. Looks simple enough, right? Well, they’ve changed the route since then. Now, it’s this: What is this madness??? Now do you see what I mean by “mess”?...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 27, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
The layout of the GATRA baffles me. The authority runs many different “systems” that are completely disconnected from each other, and many of them are seemingly unknown. For example, the Tri-Town Connector, which runs from Norfolk Station to a Big Y...
