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Seems the 7 bus has a bit of a capacity issue
By adamg on Wed, 03/30/2022 - 9:49am
Realdavejshea joined one of the lines for the 7 bus in South Boston this morning:
Just another day waiting for the 7 Bus.
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What's so special about
What's so special about number 7?
Number 7
The patrons of this bus line up single file along East Broadway at the L Street stop without any signs prompting them to do so. Very civilized!
When I lived in Southie I
When I lived in Southie I would go to beginning of the route. The L street stop is 5 blocks from the first stop on East 1st. This line is for rookies.
Impossible. Boston dot
Impossible. Boston dot assured me ridership is down and that is why the modernization of summer st has been delayed/cancelled (?)
Some older Southie residents
Some older Southie residents at a public meeting last month were insisting that "no one takes the bus" in Southie and that "bus lanes would ruin the neighborhood." Were they lying?!
Magoo sez
Magoo waited two hours to get on this bus. Magoo needs to find a new place to get a hairdo. Magoo.
Pro Tip
Get a bike.
So how far
Do people usually get on foot waiting for one?
I've twice walked from Packard's Corner to Kenmore without a train stopping for me.
Not sure that helps
Unless your plan is to just walk to the Silver Line at World Trade Center (which, FWIW, is a bit over a mile from L St. and E. Broadway). The bus is going to be full so you won't be able to get on.
If the buses are full by the time they get to L & Broadway (or you just see a long line there), you're probably better off walking to the City Point terminal rather than hoping there will be space on the next one; it's maybe a 5-minute walk away
For those saying people should just walk
For those saying people should just walk (to a different stop or to their destination), please remember there are riders who cannot walk those distances. You can't tell by looking at people - some people have disabilities that don't lead to using a cane or wheelchair but still limit their ability to walk more than a very short distance. It's shameful that this is the regular state of affairs for that bus.
at least
there's a porto-potty?
Magoo sez
Magoo calls Porto potties, tinkle shacks. Or if one is not tinkling, mud manors. Magoo.
porta potty
No that's for the workers they are doing a house over that's right there also.....
Are all Southie bus lines this crowded?
There are three others -- 9, 10, and 11, and I'd like to know if this problem happens on all of them. If I saw this line for the 7, I'd walk down to one of the others.
Makes sense if your goal is
Makes sense if your goal is to get on a bus.
From what I’ve heard
Yes.
The 7 goes through the
The 7 goes through the seaport to downtown. The 11 goes there too but through the south end after it winds through the whole neighborhood. So I would say that because of the new businesses there it is more crowded. I preferred it, because i could walk to my office from the last stop.
Are all Southie Buses this crowded
Not really and it also depends on the time of day - I take the # 10 @ 6:15 am and none of the stops @ L & Broadway are crowded or the buses - my bus comes to the Medical Area in Boston while the others go different directions but the # 7 is a direct shot down Summer Street going to South Station/Financial District it seems now (according to the picture anyway) that this line is picking up again with passengers but they aren't the only ones who need and deserve good service that route runs every 5-10 minutes while the others run every 30-45 minutes - when everyone moved here they liked the beaches, parks and "easy commute to downtown" maybe its time for some of them again to look an see if they can rearrange their schedule and maybe go into work at different times - just a thought