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The Ledger Podcast · S1 E2

The last bus on Route 9

We rode the 1:40 a.m. bus from the hospital to the east side and met the people who depend on it.

27 min

Host
Mara Okafor
Reporter
Priya Natarajan
Guest
Luis FerreiraRoute 9 night driver

Mara Okafor and Priya Natarajan ride the 1:40 a.m. bus from the hospital to the east side and talk to the driver who has run that route for six years.

Topics in this episode:

  • Who actually rides the bus after midnight
  • Why the transit authority is reviewing the route

Read the companion article, The night buses that keep the east side moving.