87 bus

[trtls.livejournal.com]

If anyone else is tired of the 7:52am 87 bus going sailing past the last ~ 6-8 stops before Davis Sq., please call the MBTA to complain. We call often, but we're only 2 voices. Seriously, it's not always possible to walk to Davis with 2 kids and snow and when you need the 87 to get further than Davis, you need the 87! (617)222-3200 or 800-392-6100. Thanks.

Comments

[ron_newman]

when you say "before Davis Square", which direction?

Is the bus skipping stops because it is jampacked full?

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm curious about that myself. I've ridden the 87 in both directions in the morning and I've never seen it not stop.

[horizon-radar.livejournal.com]

In the same vein, I want to write a note to the Sunday 9:27 driver that comes 5-10 minutes late every week. It has done so for about 4 months now. I can base my morning around its lateness. I want to hand it to him as I depart at Lechmere.

"Dear Driver of the 9:27 87,

The bus should arrive at 9:27, not whenever the fuck you feel like it should.

Love,
The Passengers."

Under this would be a copy of the schedule with the time highlighted and circled.

I can promise he'd never stop at my stop again.

[wallacestreet.livejournal.com]

We also find the 87, particularly toward Arlington, to be so unreliable that it's better to take the T to Alewife and catch the 79 or 67 to get to Arlington Center. It takes longer in theory, but they're reliably on time, probably since it's harder to be late at the first stop.

[progressnerd.livejournal.com]

Email the Charlestown Bus Superintendent and you should get a response pretty quickly: CharlestownSuperintendent@mbta.com. At least I have to my emails.