Hello Boston: Santa brought us (more) good press coverage and lots of new members
If you joined after reading about Clever Commute in Boston Now or on WBZ-TV…then all we’d like to share is the fact that there is still a lot of room to grow. Most of the NY-area Clever Commute communities are much bigger…and are functioning very well. So, please ask friends and colleagues to sign-up But […] Read More
The wisdom of this crowd
I’m going to start posting examples of instances where this community is providing information that is especially valuable. Examples might be instances when the info shared was quicker or more detailed than that from the transit providers. Let’s see how this develops. Tonight: LIRR sends alert advising people of 15 to 20 minute delays due […] Read More
NJT – Some news for NJCL (and others) on get-away Friday
Just a quick heads up in case you are not commuting this AM…or following this thread. The portal bridge was open this AM…and it caused delays. Montclair-line riders knew about an issue at 6:48 AM (but NJ Transit sent their first alert at 7:02…which did indeed identify the Portal Bridge as the root cause) Some […] Read More
Welcome Boston!
The one-liner here is that you have joined a community that gives you the ability to help (and receive help from) your fellow passengers. All of the “alerts” and “advisories” will come from YOU…and are sent directly to your fellow commuters (on your line). Here’s more of what you need to prepare for “Day 1” […] Read More
What you said: Should we share news of 5-minute-lateness? [yes]
Recently, we asked the Montclair line riders: “is there value in having clever commuters share ‘the-train-is-5-min-late’ messages? …If they are broadcast over the PA at the stations? …If they are not? 36 people replied…and here is what we heard from them: 24 people clearly in favor 5 people clearly against For 7 others, it was […] Read More
What you said about the Oct 30 NJT derailment
The irony is that the news story on this event that was easiest for me to find came from the Long Island newspaper (Newsday). But nonetheless, we asked Clever Commuters for feedback on how our service worked…and here is what we heard: [some responses edited for clarity and privacy] Read More
Day 2 – Following up with the new subscribers
What an exciting day yesterday was! We processed so many requests to join…and expanded tremendously. Now that we have taken care of the lion’s share of the “adds”…there remain some that need extra attention. Most of them fall into these categories: People who did not share their full name when they registered (e.g., “J Smith”, […] Read More
A big day / What happens next
Even though you may have received a “Welcome” mail with instructions on how to communicate via these new lists, not all are ready / populated yet. Please bear with us. Today was definitely a huge day for us. The story from the NY Times was a giant catalyst which generated interest from 1010Wins, NY1 News, […] Read More