FWIW Anne, I've never seen the bus stop there; you would have to walk allll the way down to the Civil Air terminal. I think the website is a lie. Sorry. :( There is zero public transit a reasonable walking distance from our houses. Best, Virginia
On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 9:29 AM Anne Warner <warneran...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have experience with the 76 bus -- and not good experience! The website > says there is a busstop at the intersection of Rt 2A and the entrance road > to Hanscom field. However, there is no sign there. I went to that place > when I needed to get into town and tried to wave down a bus, but the driver > shook his head and refused to stop. What gives, does anyone know? > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 6:12 AM Carl Angiolillo <carlangioli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I am sorry you had such an uncomfortable experience, that sounds awful. >> >> Does anyone else have actual experience with the 76 bus? Several people >> in other threads have recommended it but it's not clear how many of them >> have actually taken it. As someone who commuted by transit for many years >> I found recommendations from fellow straphangers more useful. >> >> Another good reality check is ridership numbers. According to 2018 >> ridership data*, on an average weekday ~11 people got on and ~11 people got >> off at Old Bedford Rd, ~6 people got on and ~6 people got off at the Civil >> Air Terminal, and ~288 people got on and ~259 people got off at Lincoln >> Station. >> >> So while there were people who relied on both in 2018, the train appeared >> to be ~16 times more popular despite being more expensive and similar in >> scheduled travel time. >> >> Carl >> Codman Rd >> >> * I pulled data from Spring 2018 for Lincoln Station at >> https://mbta-massdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/MassDOT::mbta-commuter-rail-ridership-by-trip-season-route-line-and-stop/explore >> and data for Fall 2018 for Old Bedford Rd and Civil Air Terminal >> https://mbta-massdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/MassDOT::mbta-bus-ridership-by-trip-season-route-line-and-stop/explore >> >> >> Unfortunately they did not have data from the same season and it's >> certainly possible that some of the difference is due to seasonal >> differences but I would not expect it to be this substantial. It's also >> possible that there is an error in my calculations or I am misinterpreting >> the source data so I'd encourage anyone who is interested to double-check >> my work. >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 6:27 PM Stephanie Smoot < >> stephanieesm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I used the bus service to Alewife to get into Boston for about three >>> months. I would not recommend using the bus to commute to Boston >>> especially if you live in south Lincoln. While it is about a third cheaper >>> than the commuter rail monthly pass, it is very slow, uncomfortable, and >>> can be dangerous. I would budget two hours in morning and three hours in >>> evening to get back and forth. >>> >>> if you are using it as a commuter, the bus is frequently off schedule so >>> add time. In the morning there were always seats and ran close to schedule >>> but the bus filled up as it slowly worked its way thru Lexington. Time to >>> get to Alewife is about one hour plus any waiting time. Then you would >>> take the red line into boston which has had had many delays so add generous >>> time to get into Boston. >>> >>> The evening route was truly horrible-one of the worst of any public >>> transportation system I have experienced. First, you have to get to >>> Alewife from Boston and there are many delays so add a lot of time. If >>> you miss one of the infrequent evening busses and by then crowds of people >>> were waiting to cram onto bus and you have to stand outside to keep your >>> place for at least an hour. Regularly, the driver did not know the routes >>> and riders were coaching along the way. Once when I as really desperate, >>> I took Bedford bus and got off at I-95 overpass and walked to parking >>> space in Lincoln. But it is very dark,heavy traffic and there are few >>> sidewalks on 2A and it took a lot of time. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> *Stephanie Smoot* >>> >>> 857 368-9175 work >>> 781 941-6842 personal cell >>> *617 595-5217 *work cell >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> > > -- > Anne Taubes Warner > warneran...@gmail.com > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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