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The Boston Bus Marathon

April 18, 2006

The fastest runners in the world take a little over 2 hours to finish the 26-mile Boston Marathon. How far can you get on your bus in that amount of time?

Every day MBTA bus riders complete their own marathon rides just to get to work, school, shopping or recreation. It shouldn’t be that way.

The challenge: We're challenging the MBTA to run their buses on schedule, and challenging riders to take a unified stand to demand the first-class service we all deserve.

The teams and routes: Teams of everyday MBTA riders in Roxbury/Dorchester (the Blue Team) and in Chelsea (the Red Team) will ride “marathon routes" on the day after Boston’s famous road race.

The sad facts: According the MBTA's schedules:

The Silver Line (it’s a bus, not a train) travels an average of 7.32 mi/hr during the morning rush hour. Meanwhile, the Men's Champion ran an average of 11.93 mi/hr during the 2005 Boston Marathon.
The Fairmount Commuter Rail Line travels an average of *23.76 mi/hr as compared to the #116 bus, which travels an average of 10.43 mi/hr.

Make your contribution: Lower-income communities and communities of color deserve faster, more reliable, and more frequent service. You can help make it happen.

Adopt a mile of the Bus Marathon route. This unique $250 sponsorship for individuals ($500 for businesses) will go a long way towards benefitting the campaign for transit justice. You can choose a mile on either route. We'll post your name on the map. More info? email Warren Goldstein-Gelb