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user-inactivated  ·  3836 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Meetup - Boston, MA - June 7th - LAST CALL

Some ideas:

- There is a food truck festival in Somerville - http://foodtruckfestivalsofne.com/

- The public library is holding a big book sale - http://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/citywide-friends-of-the-boston-public-library-june-book-sale

- The River Festival is going on in Central Square (lots of good restaurants in that area too) - http://www.cambridgema.gov/arts/Programs/riverfestival/Visit.aspx

- The Greenway Open Market is running by the harbor, we could also explore the North End or Faneuil Hall if we ventured over there. - http://newenglandopenmarkets.com/greenway/

I think we should give some consideration to transit so we're not bouncing all over the city. Maybe something like Sam Adams, then take the Orange Line up to the North End/Faneuil Hall area. From there we could take the Orange further up to check out Somerville, or take the Red up to Central for their Festival, or go west along Newbury/public library getting closer to Brookline.





ButterflyEffect  ·  3836 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'd say go South to North along the orange/red then back west once it gets later, would that make sense?

Those two fests look great, I'd love to check out either/both.

user-inactivated  ·  3836 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah that makes sense to me. I'm always eager to get close to the North End because Modern Pastry and Bova's are there. :)

Only downside if we go into Cambridge is there's no easy way to get back to Brookline via T from Central/Harvard. I don't know if people are driving or not, but we could always split an Uber or check out stuff along the way too.

humanodon  ·  3836 days ago  ·  link  ·  
user-inactivated  ·  3836 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's still probably 40 minutes via the 66 but yeah, it is more direct.

humanodon  ·  3836 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In my experience it's not really faster than taking the red to Park and then getting on the D line . . . but you never know on any given day with the MBTA. What's the deal with those bikes? Those were introduced after I moved away, but that seems like the fastest way to me.

_refugee_  ·  3835 days ago  ·  link  ·  

All I'm going to say is that I'm bad at public transportation, guys. I'm much more a "nod and follow-er" in that department.

humanodon  ·  3835 days ago  ·  link  ·  

All you need to know is that "inbound" means "toward Government Center" and "outbound" means "away from Government Center". Other than that, just ask someone. Tons of new college kids every year so MBTA employees are used to it.

user-inactivated  ·  3836 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah same here, plus the 66 is usually packed. When I say packed...

You can rent a bike at one location and drop it off at another. I haven't used it before but I do see people using them. It's $6 for a 24-hour pass though, so unless people are using it all day it's probably cheaper to split an Uber van.