Today’s example: Bus lanes closed
8:36 – 1010 WINS reports the problem 8:22 – NJ Transit reports the problem ** At 8:17 ** the first Clever Commuter let others know that there was a problem. Others from his and other lines quickly triangulated the issue
An exciting time – participating in a Clever “beta”
It’s really more of a getting-to-know-you period. Remember, the Clever Commute system has been running for years in other areas. It can handle extremely high volumes (of messages and users)…and has helped many commuters through some of the most challenging times. So…what will we do over the next two weeks? Come up-to-speed so that you […]
Going back to the way things were (“From” addresses)
Based on feedback from you, we have reversed direction and re-implemented the following change across all Clever Commute lists: (Note: your “sending” behavior does NOT need to change). Each line (e.g., MBTA, LIRR, NJ Transit Trains, Metro North, etc) will now have a unique “From” address (e.g., Clever-MBTA, Clever-LIRR). As always, each particular route will […]
NY’s snowy Tuesday – 3 things for all to note
(1) Regarding how “From” works for several of our older, larger Clever communities This week, we changed the way it works (this may not have impacted you) The unintended consequence was that this also allows “out-of-office” autoreplies to sneak through. For larger lists…this is a real inconvenience. I’m still evaluating options…but don’t be surprised if […]
Started smoothly…ended badly
My trip in the AM started well. I actually took the 7:44 from Watchung. At 8:20, I heard (from a Clever Commuter on waiting for a later train) that the 8:14 will be 13 min late. It begins… In all honesty, I think my train made it to NYP more-or-less on time (8:30-ish)…but then at […]
Tough sledding on the Babylon Line (LIRR)
Feb 5, 2008 There were 8 short (but helpful) messages from fellow commuters. 6:06 PM – advises people to “Expect delays and track changes out of Penn, smoke condition in one of the tunnels” 6:30 PM – another person shared “633 canceled Babylon” 6:34 PM – the advice was “Avoid Penn if you can” 6:31 […]
This week’s PATH example
Clever Commute [5:48 AM] WABC radio just reported service is suspended between Newark and Harrison . PATH Alerts: [6:36] PATH SERVICE BETWEEN NEWARK AND JOURNAL SQUARE IS SUSPENDED. PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ON NJ TRANSIT AND AMTRAK TRAINS INTO AND OUT OF NEW YORK.
This week’s NJ Transit example
Clever Commute [5:58 PM] 4:50 Dover from Penn lost power at Chatham. The train was pushed to the station by a rescue train…and it arrive 50 minutes late New Jersey Transit Did not send out ANY communication on this
Back to work…with delays for NJT out of NYP
Another example… It turned out to be a very bad evening commute…with problems across virtually all NYP trains. To be clear, I do not subscribe to every NJT alert (just the ones for my lines) (1) The first signs of trouble: Clever Commute [5:01 PM] 4:39 from Penn stopped. Overhead wire issues New Jersey Transit […]