More fun with the MBTA trip planner: Three hours from Roxbury to the Paradise

adamg — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:05:48 -0500

Miss von Schtoop is taking in a show at the Paradise tonight. Since she plans on having a drink or three, she wanted to take public transit from her home near Tremont St. and Mass. Ave. And while she would normally just take the 1 bus to connect with the Green Line at Hynes, she decided to see what the MBTA trip planner would say. And it said she would have to take a variety of buses that would take her three hours to get the three miles between her home and the club. She was eventually able to bargain the planner down to 90 minutes - via Harvard and Watertown squares.

Is the T quietly planning an extension of its crosstown service to New York?

adamg — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:16:05 -0500

Eeka figured she'll use the MBTA trip planner to find the best way to get from Forest Hills station to Beech Street in Roslindale. She discovered a slight problem - the planner thought she wants to get to Beech Street from Forest Hills in Queens. And apparently that line isn't finished yet (what would they call it? The Orange G? The 34 F?).

In the meantime, as I'm sure eeka found out (or already knew), the best way to get from the real Forest Hills to Beech Street is to hop on any of the roughly 3,000 bus routes that go down Washington Street toward Dedham (and even Walpole) and then get off here (just look for the Pleasant Cafe on the right, then yell "Bus driver, stop this bus!").

Ed. skeptical note: I just tried recreating eeka's proposed itinerary, i.e., "forest hills" to start and "washington st. and beech st., roslindale" as my destination. MBTA.com replied "there are no routes within 1 mile" of Forest Hills and suggested I first get myself to Providence (148.99 miles away) or Union Station in Worcester (151.95 miles away). Guess it's a good thing I can walk to Washington and Beech from my house.