96 Bus Route (inbound)

[foxgloved.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know why the inbound 96 bus has been traveling a shortened route lately? I used to be able to take it all the way to Harvard in the morning, but now it seems to stop at Davis. I can't see anything on the MBTA website explaining the change. Is this a shortened route due to weather? Has it been changed permanently? Or is there something else going on - like all the buses are delayed, so I'm catching a different bus than I normally would at that time?

(Sorry if this is obvious - I only take the bus when the weather is awful, so I'm not super familiar with it.)

Comments

[foxgloved.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess it must have been. It wasn't at exactly that time, but I suppose I can't rely on buses sticking to schedule right now.

I used to get on at Main & George at around 8:20, but it looks like they shifted things around so I'd either have to catch it at 8:10 or 8:38, neither of which is great for me. I swear there used to be more options. Oh, well. :(

[idealforcolors.livejournal.com]

I think they somewhat recently changed the schedule so not all trips go all the way (boooo!), and with the weather lately the schedule has been so disrupted that the bus that comes isn't necessarily the one you think it is. My partner's had to wait at Davis for the next one a few times recently (not worth getting on the T either now!).

[foxgloved.livejournal.com]

Ugh, yeah. It's extra inconvenient, since the T is worse than the buses lately. Last time the bus let me off in Davis, I just gave up and walked to Harvard. I would have got there faster if I had just walked from Medford! Which I might do, if I'm called in to work tomorrow....

[ron_newman]

If your destination is actually Harvard Square rather than some place before it, isn't it usually faster to transfer to the Red Line at Davis instead of staying on the bus to Harvard?

[foxgloved.livejournal.com]

Generally, yes, but not in the last two weeks.

[idealforcolors.livejournal.com]

The red line has been worse than the bus lines with the snow recently. (And even then, staying seated on the bus with windows can be more pleasant.)

[idealforcolors.livejournal.com]

Man, that's grim. And we rented our apartment specifically because of the convenience of the 96....