Covid Crisis: “Danger” as well as “Opportunity”
Back in 2006, as a longtime frustrated train rider, I started what became Clever Commute. Our offerings have evolved over the years, but one thing hasn’t: Commuters love Clever. To be clear: I have a full-time job in NYC. I run Clever as a passion project. There are no investors…no venture capital. I use my […] Read More
How Clever Commute integrates the official info from transit providers
As users of our Premium service, know, Clever Commute can be much more than a place for crowdsourced info. (ref: The five data sources) And, as commuters know, the transit providers continue to try to share timely info directly with their commuters. Clever Commute can bring both of these together in the app. For years, […] Read More
What’s new in version 6.0.4
A minor release to address some cosmetic issues and add consistency to user interface. But to be clear: as of now, this is the latest and greatest.
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Snow is coming…so we took down the paywall
Due to Wintry 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 – https://clevercommute.com/premiumfeatures More info about Premium – https://clevercommute.com/premium Suggestions to see some of […] Read More
What commuters are saying about their return-to-office commute
This page is a work in progress and, with your input, will continue to evolve Rider Compliance A NJT train rider reports that everyone wears masks and social distancing 90% of the time What to pack Find the right balance of light and safe. Hand sanitizer – yes Food and drink – no (so drink […] Read More
Let’s post and share about RTO (Return to office)
The one-liner: Feel free to post on CleverCommute using the “Return to office” category…or simply use the abbreviation rto (or RTO) in your message…and the app will categorize it for you. Has something changed?: Yes! Due to the unique Covid-related environment, we have modified our filtering logic. Users can now use the app’s Participate feature to […] Read More
I’m [encouraged]/[horrified] because NYC is [rebounding]/[worse than ever]
Here at Clever Commute, we’re evolving our model in order to help people prepare for the eventual return to work (RTW). No one expects RTW to happen all at once…and I expect that the experience will vary by location, person, industry, etc. But when I recently asked folks who are currently are commuting “what do […] Read More
What’s new in version 5.0.3
Bug Fixes Unsubscribe link not working properly 6 and 22 hour snooze feature does not default to proper start time Metro North MyTrains Selector shows (#) Fix RSS feeds rendering issue Tech / Infrastructre Resolve timezone issue for app log Update Web SSL certificate valid until June 2020 UIWebView API Deprecation iOS – Missing Push […] Read More
Let’s work together in these exceptional times
(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
What’s new in version 4.1.3
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 and […] Read More