by Miles Taylor | Nov 23, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
This bus does not need to exist. There is no reason why it should exist. The 608 is a shuttle that runs from Haymarket to State, Government Center, and Bowdoin, before heading back up to Haymarket. It’s totally free to ride, and runs every 20 minutes....
by Miles Taylor | Nov 22, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Pre-blog, there were a few buses that my father and I took for fun. Some of these were used for the first posts (459, 30), but many ended up being forgotten. The 86 was one of those original buses, and I’ve actually used it a few times since then on the...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 20, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
If I were to ask you if Brookline has good public transit access, you would probably say yes. After all, it has three Green Line branches serving it, providing frequent service to some pretty dense apartments. Yes, the northern part of Brookline gets pretty good...
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 | Nov 5, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
The first time I took this bus (about seven months ago), it had been dark and thunderstorming. I remember people would run in and make comments about the awful weather as they paid their fares. I never gave the 43 a review, partly because I couldn’t see a thing...
