by Miles Taylor | Aug 21, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Ahhhh, the P21 is like the total opposite of the P20, and from a riding perspective, that makes it way better of a trip. No malls, no deviations, just a nice straight route from Holyoke to Springfield. Yeah, it still takes a while, and it’s less frequent,...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 17, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Why does the most frequent route from Springfield to Holyoke also have to be the looooonnnngggeeeesssstttt? The P20 is a miserable splurge of shopping malls and housing developments connecting the two biggest hubs of the PVTA system. Okay, it’s not a...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 16, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Heyyyyy, let’s hop on the Prison Express! No, I’m not joking, that’s literally what the B12 is: a nonstop, highway-running express route…to a prison. Like, a gigantic, proper prison. Huh. Yeah, I’m just gonna go ahead and say that this is...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 11, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Man, I wonder how the residents of Plainfield Street got around “b4” the B4 came around! HA! Ahem… The bus at Union Station. We left Union Station and headed down the wide Main Street. We were going away from downtown, though, so the scenery was...
by Miles Taylor | Aug 10, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Sometimes the madness of the B7 can be a bit much. I just wish there was an alternative way of getting from the Eastfield Mall to Springfield that’s a little bit quieter. Wait…the B17 is quieter and faster? Wow, okay, cool! Just...
