I decided against taking the westbound bus, because it turned out not to be an MTA bus. And, since the whole point of this excercise is to use the monthly pass I bought...
So I took the same eastbound bus as yesterday, only earlier. I was out of my house around 7:35 to catch the 7:43 bus. I got off the bus, a much closer two stops later to take a different north/south bus than yesterday. I actually felt pretty stupid taking the bus such a short distance. I'm going to review some walking routes that will take me directly to the north/south bus.
The second bus, like yesterday, was more crowded. However, when we stopped a the high school it opened up significantly. Of course, by the time we got to the train station, it was full again.
This was definitely a shorter bus ride than yesterday. The only issue I have with it is the time-table. There is no reason I should arrive at work at 8:15am, not when I start at 9am. I need to review the schedule and see how much later the later bus makes me.
So I took the same eastbound bus as yesterday, only earlier. I was out of my house around 7:35 to catch the 7:43 bus. I got off the bus, a much closer two stops later to take a different north/south bus than yesterday. I actually felt pretty stupid taking the bus such a short distance. I'm going to review some walking routes that will take me directly to the north/south bus.
The second bus, like yesterday, was more crowded. However, when we stopped a the high school it opened up significantly. Of course, by the time we got to the train station, it was full again.
This was definitely a shorter bus ride than yesterday. The only issue I have with it is the time-table. There is no reason I should arrive at work at 8:15am, not when I start at 9am. I need to review the schedule and see how much later the later bus makes me.