by Miles Taylor | Jul 31, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Huh…y’know, this station is practically identical to Greenfield, and yet…yeah, I just don’t like it nearly as much. Why could this be? Well, we’ll have to take a look and find out. Here’s Northampton Station! Well, this platform...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 30, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
The B43 is one of the backbones of UMass transit…even though it’s not actually run by UMass Transit. Providing a crucial connection between Northampton and UMass (plus Smith and Amherst Colleges), this route can get absolutely packed during the school...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 27, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
You know it’s a bad route when it reminds you of the GATRA. We’re not talking about the “empty, deviatory minibus” side of GATRA today, though…no, the R44 harkens most to the “somewhat less empty, deviatory full-sized bus”...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 25, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Being a big hub for the PVTA, one would imagine that Northampton would have a relatively substantial terminal. No? How about a moderately substantial terminal? A single shelter, huh? Well…okay, that works too… Huh. Yeah, it’s basically just a...
by Miles Taylor | Jul 22, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Finally! Our first PVTA review! As you may know, I’m doing a Summer Transportation Institute at UMass, so it makes sense that the first review out here would be of one of the system’s UMass routes. The 31 is actually one of the busiest routes on the PVTA...
