Every single day the bus is delayed no matter the hour or day it's a very popular bus because it's…read morethe only option to go to Allston, Brighton and Watertown. The waiting time For this bus is 30 minute, likes they have just 2 buses running all day. Very disrespectful.

This bus shouldn't even exist. Everytime I've had to take it 2 or more don't show up. It claims to…read morerun every 10 minutes. I've waited up to a half hour for just one to show up. So I don't want to hear it's delayed. Because some where in between that time one of the delayed busses should have shown up. It's a problem all around Philly. Septa has the nerve to go on strike often and raise prices. Yet the service gets worse. Where's the money going!!! Certainly not on improving service. They claim shortage on drivers. Yet they make it very difficult with their strick requirements for the job. Septa is just like every other corrupt corporation. God help us. The enemy has his hand in everything. Making it harder and harder for ppl in every aspect of life.

I used to ride this bus to work as recently as August of this year. I rode it from Brighton Center…read moreto Chinatown/South Stationish. It's an express bus, so for your LinkPass holders it's a little more expensive, but it's quicker than quick because it takes the pike instead of local roads. In fact.. it might be a leetle TOO quick (just a note for those that stand). But when I used to take it.. around 8:30AM.. there were usually enough seats and very few people had to stand. All business folk too. Dare I say it was always on time? Although the drivers sort of remind me of Lloyd the delivery guy from Scrubs. You know, the air drummer (that is.. trivia point.. one of the writers for Scrubs)? So imagine Lloyd driving a bus instead of a delivery truck/ambulance. While fast, you may not always feel the safest..

I took this bus from Brighton Center to the Financial District every day from May to August. Moving…read moreto a new apartment off of Comm Ave in September, I thought, hey, I'll save a little money by taking the B line to work every day. Probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done. This bus gets me from its first stop to Federal Street in under a half an hour, without the hassle of stopping at too many red lights, dealing with BU kids who have a state of the art fitness center yet can't be bothered to walk 100 extra feet to get to class, and people who smell like they haven't showered since the Reagan 80's. I have an extra half an hour in the morning to relax, an extra half an hour at night, and all for $30 a month extra. Well worth it. If you live within a mile of one of these express buses and you have to go downtown in the morning - this is the only way to travel. Pay the extra $30 - it will immediately improve the quality of your commute, and the quality of your life, and I stand by that statement.

It's a must that you take the public train system while in Boston! Green line , red line and blue…read moreline for all your destinations around town! We used the T several times throughout our trip and each trip was less than $2.80! From Fenway park to Copley to north station , we got on and off to venture the town . If you don't like being in large crowds and are a Germ-phobic, this isn't the way for you lol !

MBTA is very convenient, one of the better public transportation systems I've experienced in the…read moreUSA. The Green Line is very useful, one end is at Boston College, and it also stops at places like Government Center (so near the public market), Science Park, and Union Square. Clean and safe.

I'm a big fan of efficient public transport systems but I can't say that I'm really pleased with…read morethe one that is operated for the city of Boston. It's ancient and old and a long list of other synonyms. The biggest improvement in the system has been the introduction of the Charlie Card, which is similar to London's Oyster and is a "stored value" contactless card where you charge it up (or pay a monthly fee) and simply swipe it at the turnstile. Easy. The stations have narrow platforms. In many places, the concrete is cracked and stained. The announcements are difficult to hear or understand. The trains are loud and run down. The seating has exposed edges and places behind to put trash. I've ridden metros in more than two dozen cities. From Atlanta and Amsterdam, Basel and Brussels and even Tokyo and Taipei. I can honestly say that I have experienced better.

There is a total College town atmosphere in this station. Hippies outside, college kids…read morecongregating, puppies, musicians, artists and police in the midst of the cacophony of a mass transit station in one of the most chic neighborhoods in the country. History everywhere. Every cobblestone outside of the station has a tale of Puritans walking by, Paul Revere and William Dawes riding by, George Washington galloping next door, the former Thai King busily walking to his classes at the Yard, and of course, the smell of beer from the many pubs in the area. Wonderful and colorful location.

+1 Door to door service b/t my apartment and Taco Loco +1…read moreDoor to door service b/t my apartment and Good Time Emporium +1 Back up plan for getting down to Davis when the 88 betrays me

The 90 runs between Davis and Wellington and stops at Assembly Sq and at the end of my street…read more As my fellow yelper Jake M. said, it's a great back-up plan when betrayed by the 88. (See my review of the 88. This happens often) It doesn't run very often, or very late, but other than that, the service is pretty solid.

The 71 kingsview am and PM service is very poor. When you call for complaint no one return your…read morecall.

This is my bus route and I mostly love it. It is fairly regular and i have had very few issues. I…read moredon't take it as much as the hubby but I have not had any issues really. Only one time in recent memory, I had to pick up my husband at Star Market in Cambridge when the bus broke down with no relief in sight. Unlike some people I talk to in town, I love the fact that I can get to most places I need to with public transportation. As a kid, we even got all the way to Natasket Beach which fascinated me as a child - we could get "all the way" to the beach by mass transit. My only grip would be that whenever I am waiting for it at the Harvard station it "feels" like the 73 comes by way more than the 71 but the powers that be tell me that is not the case. One day I will sit there and document my findings but until then I guess it is only anecdotal.

Number 55 bus route once provided excellent service from early morning to late evening. It…read moreconnected many residents living in this urban area to the rest of the city. It allowed people to live without a car freeing up space and lessening pollution. Then came COVID-19. It hasn't been the same since. Now down to 6 hours a day it's a shadow of its former self. Better than nothing, but not quite what it was. What's especially sad about this situation is that the area is growing rapidly. Just as more buildings are being built and more residents and businesses moving in we have service cuts. This in turn forces new members of the community to own cars or resort to Uber or Lyft which brings more traffic into an already congested area. Add the 35,000 extra people flooding in during Red Sox games and concerts and you have to scratch your head and wonder why this bus route is always the target of cuts. Rather than the MBTA Promoting the benefits and convenience of using this bus service they slash service discouraging use. This isn't exactly a winning strategy for providing needed transportation within a congested and growing neighborhood. R. Houle West Fenway Boston, MA

The 55 bus is so convenient going to and from Fenway to downtown. It is 80% ontime, and the bus…read moredrivers have a record of being exceptionally friendly. One night, the bus driver dropped passengers off at a restaurant on Boylston St. that was between stops for no reason other than being a nice guy. This bus is a little specialized for those living in the Fenway area- but if you ever have friends that want to have drinks before going downtown, don't fret the walk! You can easily pick up the bus and be dropped off in prime locations on Boylston St. Going back, on the other hand, seems to take forever- I've only ever picked it up at Copley or outside the Prudential Center (Cheesecake Factory entrance)- but again, usually always on time.

In the six months that I've lived in Union Square, this bus has grown on me like fungus under my…read moretoenails. The driver is really friendly in that surly, "I-was-born-in-Chelsea-so-don't-expect-me-to-give-a-shit-because-it's-7am-and-I've-already-been-drinking," sort of way. Despite having to navigate the Union Square traffic melee both directions on its route, it somehow always arrives on time, except on weekdays, when it doesn't bother to show up at all. This tends to happen modt often on Fridays (like this one), and is completely unannounced, so I'll assume it's because the MBTA literally has only one driver available for this route and doesn't bother to find a replacement for our Chelsea boy who just spent a long weekend hugging porcelain in the bathroom of the Tavern at the End of the World. I've also had the pleasure of taking this bus in the middle of the day, when I am literally the only rider for the entire route. It was really creepy and the bus smelled like bad gin and I wouldn't recommend it. If the MBTA were to do something actually useful, like hire a systems analyst, then they might figure out that running routes like this north of the river in the middle of the day when everyone is at work downtown is a huge waste of money. The savings could then be used to not only pay that systems analyst's crappy government salary, but also would allow the 85 to run later at night when people actually need it, and on weekends, again, when people actually need it.

I like this bus because it's a couple of blocks from my apartment and it drops me off a mere 5…read moreminute walk from my office. It's a commuter bus line that runs until around 7:30pm only Monday through Friday. I hate this bus because it seems to run on a random schedule that changes daily. This is mostly because there's one bus that runs in a loop and it gets stuck in traffic going through Union Square. Also, because there's only one bus, it only runs about every 40 minutes in the morning - so your choices are 8:10 or 8:40 (give or take a few minutes). Also, the current bus driver is seriously the most surly individual on the planet. A few weeks ago the buzzer was broken and he just skipped a lot of the stops near/around Union Square. A woman was standing near the front told him so and he said "Do I LOOK like a mind reader?" and when she explained that standing near the front should signal that she wanted to get off he said "Oh yea? And how'd that work out for you?". So, if you don't mind the nasty driver and random arrival times - the 85 bus is a pretty convenient route to get you from Somerville to Cambridge.

I was invited on a mini tour of Kendall square focused around the MIT history and entrepreneurs who…read moremade the square what it is today. It was quite interesting to learn about and uncover some of the hidden gems it has to offer in plain sight. It

Kendall Square has changed alot over the years. It's become a much more attractive neighborhood to…read morelive and work which caused a development boom that's still going on. It remains a world renowned tech hub with the likes of Google, Microsoft, Amazon and of course MIT. It's dining options are not as good as say Central or Porter and still caters to the commuter crowd. The places I like to go in Kendall are Shy Bird, State Park, Cambridge Brewing Company, and Dumpling Daughter. Kendall is very pedestrian and bike friendly. Despite all the changes to the neighborhood over the years, thankfully the Kendall Square Cinema is still around and thriving.

Taking the train when I don't have to drive is always fun . I don't have to worry about looking…read morefor parking . I take the E train and it's fast convenient. I take it to the museum of fine arts normally. Or sometimes to government center .

I lived in DC for 15 years and rode the Metro quite a lot. I…read morealso traveled to NY and rode their subway many times. This is world class right here. In this location you can't buy a ticket so if you don't have one you may not be able to ride. I had a paper ticket but not enough credit for the ride. The driver was very nice and allowed me to board anyway. Later on my trip I bought what is called a CharlieCard that allows you inlayed trips in a 24 hour period for $11 bucks. I rode to Copley Square and then Government Center and back to Longwood Medical. It was easy, on time, clean and quick. It seemed very safe and all the stations were clean and seemed safe. My only down grade of one star is that they don't tell you that in some locations you can ride for free. I like free but has I known, I would not have purchased the CharlieCard. Also, the stations themselves are not well marked. Fortunately I everyone I met and asked for help was very nice and gave me great direcitons. The other downgrade is that if there are alot of people standing, you may not see the 'next stop' info on the scrolling sign. Also, many of the stops did not have the name of the stop on the wall so you could confirm your location. Overall I thought it was a very good and affordable option for getting around a very big city.