by Miles Taylor | Jun 16, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
You know it’s a smaller city when a bus route considered to be a “key corridor” runs every 45 minutes on weekends. Still, Nathan, Sam, and I had to get to T.F. Green Airport somehow on our way to Quonset, and the 20 was timed perfectly for our needs....
by Miles Taylor | Jun 11, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Yes! I finally got a trip on the EZRide! I see these all the time whenever I’m in East Cambridge on a weekday, and I’ve always wondered what the heck they are. Well, the mysteries behind these strange blue buses plying the streets of Cambridge have finally...
by Miles Taylor | May 30, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
Beach day! The MVRTA’s seasonal services started this weekend, one of them being the 53 from Newburyport Station to Plum Island, via downtown Newburyport. Now in its second year of operation, the route is funded by the City of Newburyport, and (at least when I...
by Miles Taylor | May 19, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
It’s strange that despite taking a way more indirect route than the 4, the 22 somehow manages to only take three minutes longer to get from Worcester to Blackstone Valley. Whereas the 4 has a lengthy express section and is mostly direct, the 22 is all local...
by Miles Taylor | May 18, 2016 | Miles on the MBTA
The 4 doesn’t seem like the most noteworthy route at first glance – it’s a pretty short one that runs between Worcester and some suburban mall. However, it has two factors that make it an interesting ride. The first is that the route has a lengthy...