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As a bike commuter in the Boston Area, I saw the BRIDJ vans (they were actually bigger than vans but smaller than busses, but I have not a name), during my comm
by acomjean 10y ago
As a bike commuter in the Boston Area, I saw the BRIDJ vans (they were actually bigger than vans but smaller than busses, but I have not a name), during my commute. I could never see inside to see if the vehicles were full.
I looked into using them, but they didn't serve my area.
Seemed like a good idea, there was even talk they would be used when they cut late night T (bus) service again in Boston.
For an City that has such weak transportation, and terrible winter weather, they'll be missed here.
- mcphage 10y agoWhat did they do?
- acomjean 10y agoBasically cross Uber/Lyft with shuttle bus. They had an app that let you schedule a pickup and destination. Its seemed to have a flexible schedule but routes. I never used it but saw them driving around. The hospitals and universities in Boston all run their own shuttle bus service to augment the existing public transit system.
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- kennydude 10y agoSo they're a private "almost-bus" company?
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- okaramian 10y agoI think this was the issue. I commute into Boston from just outside the city. I would have considered using this over public transport had it been an option at all. Their routes seem to connect Boston and some edges of Cambridge that are close... but that's it.
- fiatpandas 10y agoAlso saw them a lot on my bicycle commute into Boston through Kendall Sq. Never saw anyone get in or out of them.
- egeozcan 10y agoWhat is (...was) the difference between Bridj and private bus services?
- accountyaccount 10y agoPrivate bus services are generally long distances, bridj was more or less a shuttle-sized uber.
- kevinmannix 10y agoThey had an app where you could easily schedule a ride for the next day. It took away the opaqueness that comes with using private transportation.