by Miles Taylor | Sep 13, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, what is it with naming unnecessarily fancy transit centers after John Olver? Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure he was a great congressman, but geez! First there was the FRTA’s gigantic John Olver Transportation Center, and now we’ve got the...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 7, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
The trip I took on this route would now be impossible! Yes, I took the B23 on a Saturday, and the PVTA has now eliminated Saturday service for it. I feel so accomplished! The bus just kinda sat in the middle of the street like this for a while… We went down...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 6, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
I think the R24 can be summed up by what a passenger said to the driver as he got off the bus: “This took way too long! I’m never taking this bus ever again! Goodbye!” Couldn’t have said it better myself. The bus coming towards the...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 3, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Holyoke was a newer addition to the newly-rerouted Vermonter, and it shows. This thing was designed with people in mind, and unlike Greenfield and Northampton, it actually has a full high level platform! Would you like to see more? If not, then you probably should,...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 2, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Is it possible for a transit center built in 2010 to look like it came from the 1970s? The Holyoke Transportation Center tries to answer this question, and clearly, the answer is a resounding “Yes.” *Ahem.* Case in point… Yeah…this is it. Gotta...
