Brookline

By ship

Brookline has no navigable bodies of water along its borders. Therefore one cannot arrive in Brookline by boat. Theoretically one could cross the Muddy River by canoe or raft and in doing so travel from Boston to Brookline via boat... but that would be just plain silly.

By bus

The following Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (http://www.mbta.com) bus routes are in Brookline:

Route 66-At Coolidge Corner and Brookline Village. Runs up and down Harvard Street and continues north to Allston in Boston and Havard Square in Cambridge.

Route 65-Is less frequent, goes through Brookline Village and Washington Square and continues north to Brighton Center in Boston.

Route 60-Goes Along Highway 9 Boylston Street and Cypress Street. Goes through Brookline Village. Continues west to Chestnut Hill Mall, and East to Kenmore Square.

Route 51-Goes from Cleveland Circle into South Brookline and continues Forest Hills MBTA station in Jamaica Pond in Boston.

Route 86-Goes from Cleveland Circle north into Brighton Center and Harvard Square.

Many buses that go to other cities including New York, stop at the Riverside MBTA Stop in Newton on the D Line. The train can be taken into Brookline.

By train

Brookline is served by three branches of the MBTA (http://www.mbta.com) the T Green Line light rail.

Take the C line from Boston, and get off at one of the main stops in Brookline. Coolidge Corner is a great place to get off the train.

The D line, also accessible from many places downtown, will bring you to Brookline Village, a quaint area with many restaurants, though it isn't as big a draw for people who live outside the area.

The B line doesn't actually enter Brookline proper, but its Commonwealth Ave. stops are all within blocks of Brookline.

The D line is much faster with less stops than the B and C lines. If given the choice between one or the other, take the D line.

All MBTA trains are now $2.00 inbound or outbound $1.70 with a plastic "Charlie Card".

If you are disabled, think carefully before taking the train into Brookline. Only a few Green Line stops are wheelchair-accessible the MBTA (http://www.mbta.com website should have the most current accessibility information). During busier times of day wheelchair users should have little difficulty getting to Coolidge Corner, Washington Square, and Brookline Village on one of the newer Green Line trolleys with low floors; however many older-style cars with large steps up are still in use, especially during non-peak hours, and these are accessible only via hand-cranked wheelchair lift. The situation is better now than it was even just a few years ago, but the Green Line is still a long way from being universally accessible. The other rail lines in the MBTA, for the most part, have handicap access.

By car

Cars and Brookline, like most of Boston and its immediate suburbs, do not mix perfectly. One thing to be aware of is that there is generally no overnight parking on streets; those cars on streets after 2AM 11PM in some areas will be ticketed...seriously! There is also a two-hour parking limit, which is not as strictly enforced. But wouldn't you know it, your car will be the one that gets ticketed :

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