Why People Don't Use Mass Transit
To avoid a transfer, I had to leave at Wellesley Square 12:33, take the Framingham/Worcester Line to South Station, and walk for what the MBTA estimates would have been 15 minutes to my appointment. If that’s correct, the train would get it at 1:15 pm, with a 15 minute walk, that’s 1:30. Then I suppose I could have lunch or something to kill the 2 hours before my appointment. The cost of this option, $5.25 and time in transit, 66 minutes.
The faster route, but 6 minutes, involved less walking and allowed me to leave later, but cost more. I would have once again taken the Framingham/Worcester line, but this time to Back Bay, were I would have transfered to the Orange Line, getting to my stop at 3:10 for the brief walk. This route cost $7.25.
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