by Miles Taylor | Dec 21, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
The hub of all of the RIPTA Newport routes (and coach buses) was unfortunately under construction when I was here in the summer, so the terminal might be a bit different now. Got it? Cool, let’s do this. Approaching the building from the south. I’m not...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 20, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Boy, I can’t wait to ride this summer-only bus route to this summer-only ferry service! Mm-mm, I am totally not late at all on this one… The bus coming into Providence Station. The 91 serves as a free connector from Providence Station and downtown...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 19, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
The 31 is my favorite kind of bus route: short, busy, and frequent. In fact, this is one of the most frequent routes on the RIPTA, and thus it gets a “Key Corridor Route” designation. It is a very well-deserved moniker, as we’ll see on my ride…...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 18, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Considering RIPTA’s typical express policy of three inbound trips in the morning and three outbound trips in the evening, it’s interesting to see one that’s primarily designed for reverse commuters. The 8X is especially unique, as it gets...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 6, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Most of RIPTA’s routes are of pretty normal length…but then there are the long ones that go miles and miles into the Rhode Island hinterlands. The least-used of those long routes (not including rush hour expresses) is the 14, which runs along the west...
