Public Transit
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A North Shore Bus Tour – A Trip Down the MBTA’s Route 442
This post is a little different than our usual transit adventures, as we’re really looking at two sister buses that run nearly the same route. MBTA Routes 441 and 442 both extend from the northern terminus of the Blue Line in Revere up to Marblehead, a historic peninsula town that’s otherwise completely cut off from…
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Providence’s Rapid Transit – A Trip Down the RIPTA R Line
The R Line is the crown jewel route of Rhode Island’s transit network, RIPTA. It connects the densest commuter stretch of Greater Providence across three cities, takes as close to a direct route as possible through each, and has by far the best frequency of any bus in the system. It runs regularly once every…

