by Miles Taylor | Dec 24, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
For the most part, Red Line stations are aesthetically meh. The line doesn’t have that many awful-looking stations, but there aren’t many amazing ones, either. Enter Fields Corner, which looks fantastic after its renovation in 2008. Plus, it’s...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 23, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I feel like Roxbury Crossing is really overshadowed by Ruggles. For one thing, they’re pretty close together – only about a half mile apart. For another, Ruggles is a huge intermodal transit hub, with Commuter Rail service and a whole bunch of bus routes....
by Miles Taylor | Dec 23, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I love Shawmut on the outside. For one thing, it’s situated in a very quiet residential neighborhood. There aren’t any major streets in the general vicinity of the station, so it’s very tranquil walking around the area. And since the station’s...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 12, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
No, this is not the closest station to Fenway Park. Why does everyone think that? Oh, is it the really misleading name? Yeah, that’s probably it. The station is actually named after a road called the Fenway. But even the station tries to tell you it’s the...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 9, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
I get that the Longfellow Bridge needs to be fixed, but did they have to put that stupid fence up? It’s ruining arguably the best view on the entire MBTA system! I’m talking, of course, about the above-ground section of the Red Line leading to Charles/MGH....
