...but she's not Abelian!

[dmaze]

Tried the Galleriawards commute today taking the commuter rail between Porter and North Station both ways. Got a window seat both ways, which was surprising; the outbound evening train was pretty full but lots of people got on 0-3 minutes before departure. GPS says the train goes 50 mph between Porter and the Medford Street underpass, 25 mph past the Boston Engine Terminal, and 10-15 mph between the inbound end of the BET and North Station proper.

Afternoon commute: left work at 5:50 PM, took EZRide to North Station, got there at 6:05 for a 6:15 train. (There's a Downeaster train that also leaves at 6:15; being right next to it was a little odd.) Got home at 6:35, so a 45-minute commute. This suggests to me that the bus is probably faster. The timing constraints around EZRide also make me uncomfortable: getting to North Station more than 10 minutes early makes for an awfully long wait, but there's not much margin if traffic in front of the Museum of Science is bad.

Tomorrow, Alewife. Thursday...who knows?

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I realize this is completely not the point, but it doesn't take me much longer than 45 minutes to walk to the Galleria. And it's like free. (like = there're some shoe expenses.)

In fair weather Robert bikes up Highland, then crosses Union Square next to the Target and goes down the underpass. It's not a bad bike route.

I suspect that the fastest non-biking commute is walking to Kendall. (Busses from Lechmere might tie if the different buses you can take leave at different times.)