A trip to the zoo (T-11 minutes)
Clever Commute [6:32 PM] – Penn Station is a zoo. Nothing is posted as late but the station is packed NJ Transit [6:43 PM] – M&E,NJCL and NEC Lines are subject to 10-15 minute delays in and out of New York due to earlier mechanical problems. Sent: 6:40 PM
Read MoreEast Side…West Side…Everybody’s got tunnel problems (T-17)
I’d call this “17 minute head start” Clever Commute [5:23 PM] – I just heard there is a train stuck in the tunnel. Trouble ahead? LIRR [5:40 PM] – The LIRR is experiencing delays of 20 to 30 minutes due to a train experiencing equipment problems outside of Penn Station. The disabled train is the […] Read More
Clever Commuters get a 30-min head start (T-30)
Clever Commute [5:44 PM] – 520 nypenn to dover stopped behind disabled train at newark broad NJ Transit [6:17 PM] – Trains on the M&E and the Montclair Boonton Line, including Midtown Direct, are subject to 10-15 minute delays in both directions due to a disabled train at NBS Sent: 6:15 PM
Read MoreJust some thoughts on “use cases”
Here are some examples of where Clever Commute was helpful. When we created this service, we never thought we’d see: Someone climbing the NY Times building A suspicious passenger at Port Authority Rain with Floods So many automobile / truck accidents and disabled vehicles But in case people ask “are there really that many delays?”…
Read MoreNJT widespread problem. Would you like to know about it 13 minutes before NJT shares the news?
Clever Commute [5:38 PM] – Just announced 20-30 min delays on ‘some trains leaving Penn Station’ Due to disabled train in east tunnel NJ Transit [5:51 PM] – Due to disabled Amtrak train at PSNY, westbound NEC, NJCL and MidTOWN DIRECT trains subject to 20-30 minute delays
Read MoreBet with this house
July 17, 2008 Clever Commute [7:32 PM] – 7:37 Cancelled NJ Transit [7:39 PM] – MBNTN-MID #6291, the 7:39pm departure from New York Penn Station is cancelled. Passengers may use train #6293 the 8:39pm. Sent: 7:38 PM
Read MoreJunebug (example)
June 24, 2008 Clever Commute [7:47 AM] – 7:27 Summit NYPenn train stuck in Millburn with mechanical problems NJ Transit [8:08 AM] – M&E: Eastbound Morris & Essex Lines trains are subject to 10-15 minute delays due to an earlier disabled train near Millburn. Sent: 8:06 AM
Read MoreWelcome new LIRR Riders
Welcome to all the riders who joined after reading about Clever Commute in Newsday. There is still plenty of room to grow…and the value of these communities increases as more people join. Please share the good news of Clever Commute. You have joined a community that gives you the ability to help (and receive help […] Read More
Our BCP/DR Offering
Clever Commute has recently completed the development of a new product. We now have the ability to deliver the aggregated content of all Clever Commute messages…in real-time So, disaster recover professionals can have a “dashboard” which gives full visibility into the state of public transportation at the times when you need it (blackout, snowstorms, fires, […] Read More
A message to NJ Transit Northeast Corridor riders
Friday’s events were exceptional in several ways…even in the context of how challenging that train line has been lately. I do think that – ultimately – this group did a suitable job of self-regulating in light of a very unique set of circumstances. There were probably a few lessons learned…and that’s understandable given the recent […] Read More