I can't count the times the 57 bus has driven by without stopping. I know there is the rush hour rule of not stopping at certain stops unless someone is getting off the bus, but that doesn't explain this:

I am a staunch supporter of public transportation for many reasons, and so even though I have a car, I choose to take the MBTA to work as often as I can. The problem is, I rely on the 94 bus, which runs from Davis Square to Medford Square. As routes go, this one isn't very long, or very complicated. I get on the 94 heading towards Davis about a mile out of Medford Square to catch the Red Line to MIT.

I need space,
Because 50 people crowding around me,
Is not working.
I need to escape,
This moving jail cell,
That you call a bus.
This needs to stop,
Because I'm tired of standing,
In this bus and waiting,
For one to show up.
I need you to listen,
Because the people,
Needs to stop clouding,
Over me like hawks.
I'm over tired,
Of this overcrowding,
And over the MBTA,
Because I need space!

Hi my name is Carlos, when i go to school in the morning it takes about 30 to 40 minutes to catch the bus, and the bus that i take is the 16. Its funney because when i take the bus in roxbury or dorchester it takes a longer time for me to catch the bus but, when i take the bus in roslindale or something it dosn't take as long.

My commute to work takes me from Roxbury to Dorchester. The shortest distance by bus called for taking the 45 from Dudley and Blue Hill to Grove Hall and then transfering to the 23. "Is there really a schedule for the 45?" That's what I asked others waiting for this bus. I would often check my watch, the "schedule" on the bus stop pole, my cell phone clock, and the "schedule" again. Why? 'Cause it just didn't seem to make sense. "It comes when it wants to". was the response to my question, along with nods and short smiles from any other people who heard the response.

The Rolling Thunder Project is having the T police out in force as if this was Iraq or a war zone. On Columbia RD corner Washington ST. 3/30 and 3/31 T police command vechile parked in bus stop (huge thing) People have to stand in street to wait for bus. 3/30 when Bus 19 came on speaker police said rolling thunder check and asked driver if everything was all right and bus didn't spot in usual spot making us unsure whether to board or not. Didn't make me feel safer.
At Fields Corner Station a whole pack of police officers on bikes who then took up a whole lane of traffic. Wouldn't effective use of police be to spread out in pairs and cover more area instead of showing off.
3/31 there was a whole pack of officers hanging out in a vacant lot on Columbia RD. a few blocks from Washington ST. (toward Uphams Corner)
I feel money could be spent better having officers more spread out daily on T not this show off event It doesn't make me feel any safer. It makes me feel we're in a war zone and this is an occupying force. Wouldn't the officers be better off trying to get to know us This doesn't make me feel comfortable dealing with them. The T could use this money for better service

One day I got on the #66 at Dudley Station. I forgot my bus pass. Through the T Riders Union, I know that I can not be thrown off the bus simply because I don't have the fair and, besides, I had already purchased a combo pass. The female bus driver told me that I had to pay my fair. I told her that I forgot my bus pass and that I know the MBTA policy is to take down my contact information and bill me for 90 cents.

Hospital Employee -- I used to live in Jamaica Plain off Centre Street where I used the 39 to get me to my job. The bus roared by every five minutes during rush hour and is nearly twice the size of the ones I have to use today. Now I'm in Dorchester and I rely on the 23 and the 66. I can't stand my commute.

Since I've been " out of the loop" for awhile I feel like this is an opportunity for me to become re-energized in order to help address the issues that affect our community on a local/national level. Especially youth violence, healthcare inadequencies, and issues involving educational initiatives that are not comprehensive enough to actually solve the existing problems. With that said, I believe that attending this EJ in the hood is a springboard into larger issues.

I don't ride the buses reguarly. So whenever I need to get somewhere that is not serviced by light rail, it's a real challenge for me to figure out where I'm going. Most MBTA staff in the T stops do not know all of the bus routes and often times the schedule holders are empty. It's hard to find the bus stop signs and the MBTA website is hard to use if you don't know where you are going. Often times it's very hard to figure out if I've missed a bus or not because they run late and often I'll be standing outside in the cold. The drivers are often helpful if I ask them to let me know when I get to my stop, but it would be so much easier if the whole system was easier to use. ~Kristen Stelljes