by Miles Taylor | Feb 19, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
This is definitely a change, but we’re rolling with it. Nathan and I did the desolate foggy walk from Coppage Drive to Worcester Regional Airport, and I can’t say I was expecting much. As it turns out, though, this is a legitimate airport, and the main...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 18, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Who knows how many people actually use a bus to an airport that gets two flights per day, but luckily, the 2 serves other stuff on its way to Worcester. If it was just an express from the airport, I’ll bet it would be empty most of the time! Coming out of...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 17, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
This is our final foray on the Main Street corridor here in Worcester, whose other routes we’ve already reviewed. The 19 is one of two key routes on Main Street, the other being the 27, and they combine to run every 15 minutes in theory. In practice, the 19...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 2, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Welcome to one of the longest and most rural routes in my jurisdiction. The 33 is a sprawling bus heading straight west from Worcester, terminating at various points, but Nathan and I took it at its very longest: for two trips in each peak period, the route is...
by Miles Taylor | Feb 1, 2018 | Miles on the MBTA
Remember the 80? That free little downtown loop that didn’t exist anywhere? Well, the WRTA has scrapped that and replaced it with a larger and not-free loop, the 40. They really pushed this one, going as far as to give it…an actual schedule online. Well,...