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Summary: I try to be fair. I’m OK to run Clever as a public service…so I need your help covering the costs. Please consider upgrading by using the Premium feature of the free app. Overview and Feature List. If you are having second thoughts about the actual dollar cost of subscribing to the PremiumRead more about Understanding the economics of Clever Commute[…]
Some changes happen on the back end…so end-users are already benefiting from those. But for the sake of sharing the good news, here is the full list of what we’ve been up to Enhancements and New Features New! Service Status watcher – our bots find and share early warnings that your providers don’t New! GetRead more about What’s new in version 4.1.1[…]
The Heads-Up feature sends Premium users the official view of their commute at the user’s stated travel time. Some riders want to suppress those alerts. To accomplish that, they may use another Premium feature: the ability to stop notifications from any given user. How to: When you see such a message in Recent Alerts, tapRead more about Managing the “Good News” alerts at the start of your commute[…]
As a service to commuters, we provide this getaway advice for those who are exiting NYC (via public transit) for Thanksgiving. Read on for: A look back at 2018: “What happened on the Wednesday before the holiday last year?“ Clever Commute’s “SIX T’s” – the key to a stress-free commute on get-away day. (1) WhatRead more about Getaway Day Advice – Thankgiving 2019[…]
For 2017 and 2018, I was publishing a new version of the app on a somewhat-monthly schedule. There were so many features to add…so many opportunities. It was energizing. But the majority of these things focused on the NJ commuting experience. To be clear, a lot of work is always needed on the infrastructure usedRead more about The New Year resolution I made last January (130 fixes and enhancements in the first 3 quarters of 2019)[…]
At the start of your commute, this feature sends an alert (per your notification options) to let you if your provider says things are GOOD SERVICE (LIRR/Metro-North) or On or Close (NJ Transit) . This matches what you see at Service Status at your (train) provider’s website. E.g., http://mta.info or www.njtransit.com Example: Of course, ifRead more about A (official) ‘heads up’ before you commute[…]
Enahncements Improve handling of Recent Alerts from transit providers Enahnced archive routine UI fixes and consistency changes Bug Fix – iOS badge reset
Infrastructure upgrades (UI, e-mail) Back-end: Timeliness of GTFS data Fortify integrity of train history
As a service to commuters, we provide this getaway advice for those who are exiting NYC (via public transit) for Labor Day Weekend. Read on for: A look back at 2018: “What happened on the Friday before the holiday last year?“ Clever Commute’s “SIX T’s” – the key to a stress-free commute on get-away day.Read more about Getaway Day Advice: Labor Day 2019[…]
As a service to commuters, we provide this getaway advice for those who are exiting NYC (via public transit) for the July 4 holiday. Read on for: A look back at 2018: “What happened on the day before the holiday last year?“ Clever Commute’s “SIX T’s” – the key to a stress-free commute on get-awayRead more about Getaway Day Advice – July 4 Holiday 2019[…]