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.)

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[foxgloved.livejournal.com]

Thanks, this post was really helpful. I suspected something like this happened, but I normally commute by bike or by walking to the T, so I hadn't paid attention until the red line started having problems. When I do take the bus, it's usually in the evening.

I use the NextBus website, but I've found that a lot of the time, it's not accurate if you are getting on at the beginning of the route. It doesn't seem to account for buses changing route or going out of service after they reach their final destination. At a major station like Havard, that happens all the time. But it's generally good when I need to catch a bus in the middle of the route.

[siderea]

Hmm! I haven't had that problem at all at Maverick (beginning of the 114, 116, 117, 120, and 121 routes). It's actually been really good about that. Maybe just Harvard? I don't get buses enough to Harvard to know.