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(Posted on the eve of Phase 1 of NYC COVID-19 reopening ) Clever Commute is a small business. Funded and operated by a 5-day-a-week NYC commuter. I have been doing this for 14 years…and I’m not planning on stopping anytime soon. As a way to thank our Premium users, I am offering (at no cost)Read more about Let’s work together in these exceptional times[…]
The usual mix of bug fixes, useability and infrastructure News Your Need feature now works as expected: We added a way to acknowledge/dismiss an announcement after reading it…and therefore decrement the counter on the Recent Alerts page Also improved the way images are rendered there. Overhauled the way MyTrains works for Metro North Upgraded the plumbing for sending e-mails andRead more about What’s new in version 4.1.3[…]
The COVID-19 outbreak means that these are exceptional times. Many of us are working from home. For some, it’s something we are used to. For others, it’s not. An ex-colleague of mine at my day job is now an Executive / Leadership Coach, and I think he has some great ideas in his recent post. It’sRead more about Five ways to optimize working from home[…]
Clever Commute is not affiliated with any transit agency. We provide this info as a courtesy to our community. Deeplink to MTA info (LIRR & Metro North) Deeplink to NJ Transit info (with more info below) Digital Tickets To refund a monthly or weekly pass: Select the pass in your All Tickets menu Swipe theRead more about Official Info regarding transit ticket refunds[…]
Due to conditions on our commute, we have taken down the paywall for Clever Commute Premium features That means that all users have all Premium features FOR FREE at this time. Call to action: Logout/login AND restart the app List of features – http://clevercommute.net/premiumfeatures More info about Premium – http://clevercommute.net/premium Suggestions to see some of theRead more about We took down the paywall[…]
Fixed bug affecting new subscribers Overhauled outbound e-mail processing Performance improvements Updated News You Need (Added a Dismiss feature) Make password requirements easier to understand at signup Other back-end bug fixes
This blog post explains how commuters can use an existing feature of the Clever Commute app to specifically share information about the conditions on the train/bus or conditions at their station. (for general info on how to send an alert via the app, see this previous post) Click to enlarge pictures. Note that yellow highlightingRead more about Clever Commute during times of Coronavirus[…]
Clever Commute is not affiliated with any transit provider. We provide these links as a courtesy to our riders. NJ Transit (3-March, 2020) MTA (LIRR, Metro North, Subway) PATH (4-March, 2020)
Scenario: I need to take an NJT train to work in order to attend a 9:00 AM meeting Note: I am responsible for where I live…how I commute…and how much lead time I need for a 9:00 AM meeting in NYC. I just need the transit providers to follow their published schedules. The plan: NJTRead more about NJT and “on-time” (Facts)[…]
Simple as that… 4:14 PM: a commuter posted an alert on his line to share what he heard on the train “Conductor just announced single-tracking in/out of Penn” Clever Commute Artificial Intelligence technology recognized that an alert about “single-tracking” is something that affects users on all NJT lines. We therefore automatically re-shared it to all of our NJTRead more about You want an example?[…]