Helping your commute flow as smoothly as information does
As a service to commuters, we provide this getaway advice for those who are exiting NYC (via public transit) for Memorial Day Weekend. Read on for: A look back at 2017: “What happened on the Friday before the holiday last year?“ Clever Commute’s “FIVE T’s” – the key to a stress-free commute on get-away day. (1) What happenedRead more about Getaway Day Advice: Memorial Day 2018[…]
Bug Fixes Formatting of punctuation / special characters in Recent Alerts Track Prediction fixes to ensure timeliness Fixed a few issues with date widget on Snooze feature Fixed a few issue for setting / changing Routes in Settings Upgrade process of sending push notifications to Android users New Features and Enhancements First iteration of off-lineRead more about Release Notes for Version 3.1.7[…]
Some users on some devices are experiencing a problem with the part of the sign-up process whereby you are prompted for information about your Route (primary/secondary/tertiary), Origin and Destination stations. For some, the app does not show then the proper Provider (LIRR vs MetroNorth, etc) and therefore does not show the proper choices for their OriginRead more about Gremlins! A workaround for a sign-up bug[…]
Bug Fixes Ensure PM Track Voting get re-set each night Hide “reverse commute” values for e-mails Improve experience when there is no internet connection Improve handing of certain emoji in Recent Alerts Ensure days-of-history is properly stored and rendered on Track Prediction page Un-set iOS badge after viewing Recent Alerts Plus other technical improvements (certificates,Read more about Release notes for version 3.1.1[…]
Bug Fixes and User-Facing Enhancements App needs to handle (display) the apostrophe and quotation marks better Push notifications are not going for some users Show the version number of the app in the app Technical work and Back-end Changes Upgrade of UI Framework Ensure timeliness of GTFS Improve usage metrics Archive Framework for data AppleRead more about Release Notes for Version 3.1.0[…]
In the picture below, we added the yellow and greenish highlighting to show that the commuter RSW shared news a full 15 minutes earlier than the official alert. Click on the picture to get a closer look. This kind of thing happens all the time on Clever Commute.
Please read carefully. Commuter action is needed at the end of their 1-month trial. The steps: In the app, select the Premium option, and follow your app store’s instructions to subscribe After 30 days, Apple or Google will charge your funding source (and send you a confirmation) Within 5 days of being charged, send usRead more about Premium App Rebate Program[…]
If you use the free service, please note that Monday was a great example of why you should check out our Premium service. Yes…a subscription costs a little extra (it likely adds less than 1% to your monthly commuting cost). But yesterday, our Premium users benefited many ways: they knew, in advance, about the busesRead more about Premium is Excellent for DeCamp riders (source: I am one)[…]
Here is a fairly typical example of how Clever Commute provides information that is faster and better than the actual transit providers. This is a picture of the Recent Alerts feed in the app. This happned on the morning of 18-Aug 2017 (click image to enlarge)
A big Thank You to everyone who has been pitching in on our fledgling metrics project. It’s generating a ton of data…and we are actively organizing and analyzing it. Click to enlarge the report below which shows summarized info for some NJT AM trains. Oh…and that last colum? Red values mean that the month-to-date averageRead more about Regarding on-time performance. Let’s just say…[…]