Enhanced Sharing / Categories – the key to having relevant messages
Clever Commute now makes it easier than ever to share relevant alerts with your fellow commuters. Not only does our mobile web solution give you a convenient “countdown” letter count, it also lets you designate a message for delivery beyond your primary line. In addition, our new technology does something truly amazing: categorization / (aka tagging). […] Read More
Engage and promote on Clever Commute
Summary: if you are a brand (ad agency, PR firm, media specialist) interested in building awareness within an engaged and affluent demographic, then please include Clever Commute in your plans. Our offering: Clever Commute is the leader in real-time suburban transit information for riders on the country’s largest transit systems. The commuter content is enriched with a […] Read More
July 17 – Chronology of events
Here is the chronology of issues tonight…as reported by the commuters. These alerts are grouped by carrier (although we combined the buses which use Port Authority)…and then sorted by time (with the oldest listed first). It is interesting to note that NJ Transit appears to have not shared any system-wide information throughout the entire incident […] Read More
2013 LIRR July 4 “get-away day” report
Since the holiday falls Thursday in 2013, this is already a relatively quiet week for commuting. But as always, we want to give you 3 things: 1. The official info from LIRR 2. A “look-back” at previous get-away days 3. Any other info you need to make this as easy as possible 1. The official […] Read More
Better info for bus riders (and car drivers)
Just in time for summer, we have completed our integration with the official Lincoln Tunnel alerts from the Port Authority. Clever Commuters will receive all relevant alerts for the Port Authority Bus Terminal area. This includes info about the bus station, as well as info about inbound/outbound traffic, and the status of the exclusive bus […] Read More
Track numbers – text messages and e-mails (examples)
One of our most-loved features is that our app sends you a text message and/or e-mail of your track number. We only send you announcements for trains you are interested in. Here are the steps to select your trains. Example of a track-number text message: Example of a track-number […] Read More
4 of the coolest ways to have a more Clever Commute
The “phantom minute” makes the difference
Published Departure Time Actual Departure Time Train is removed from the departure board 6:08 PM 6:09 PM 6:08 PM It’s a fact: Every commuter train that departs from New York City leaves one minute later than scheduled. However, you can’t find the train because the transit providers remove them from the board at the published departure time. Clever Commute gives […] Read More
Track numbers – text messages and e-mails (how to sign up)
So…How early is my train announced?
We now show you How early does the transit provider share track number information for this train? Um…”tracks are announced 10-15 minutes prior to departure?” [click to enlarge] NOTE: When you view more or fewer days days of history, the Average Annnouncement time will be recalculated based on the selected duration.
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