by Miles Taylor | Dec 8, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Having a monthly pass is the best. Sure, you could walk from Chinatown to the Aquarium, about 15 minutes, but that requires energy. Why not take the Orange Line two stops to State, then the Blue Line one stop to Aquarium? I already paid for the month, so let’s...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 7, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Courthouse was a hidden gem of sorts. The station was absolutely beautiful, yet it had the second-worst ridership on the entire system. (I can now say that it’s graduated to third-worst! Hooray!) World Trade Center is pretty much in the same boat. It’s...
by Miles Taylor | Dec 6, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Man, this station used to be a dump. It had a low-level platform, a massive parking lot, and was just really ugly. Now, it has a high level platform, a massive parking garage, and some nice greenery to make the station look better. Throughout this post, I’ll be...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 28, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Let’s talk about North Station for a second. This modern hub has a cross-platform transfer between the inbound Green and Orange Lines, and a very straightforward transfer between outbound lines. Yes, this is probably the easiest and most convenient transfer...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 26, 2014 | Miles on the MBTA
Okay, whose bright idea was it to put a subway entrance into the Old State House? Seriously, imagine if the MBTA tried to do that now! I’m sure there’d be a heck of a lot of opposition! But for some reason it was okay back in 1904, and the entrance is...
