CTA Alerts

  • CTA Needs to get All GPS-y

    No reason why they can’t publish real-time info on everything.

  • CTA Alerts

    CTA alerts is a rider-to-rider wireless notification utility that allows riders and Chicago Transit Authority officials to communicate status during service outages. I set up the service in August 2005. It has never gone down. I’d say that less than 3% of the posts are bogus or of the “hey what’s up ya’ll?” nature. Here…

  • CTA Alerts Coverage in Today’s Red Eye

    I am in San Francisco for the BEA Conference right now (more on that later), but CTA Tattler has a good roundup of links on the current take on the state of communications at the CTA, including the following coverage of CTA Alerts: Locals give you wireless alerts By Kyra KylesRedEyePublished September 19, 2006 Can’t…

  • Pinpointing Chicago’s Italian-American Community

    Just got this on CTA Alerts: Jul 09 5:51PM      Fr: CTA_HQ  Due to the World Cup Soccer Celebration, #90 Harlem buses are being temporarily rerouted at Addison and Harlem. Update: here’s the Sun-Times coverage.

  • Why The CTA Alerts Isn’t Customized

    Splitting up alerts is the most common feature request we’ve gotten from the start. I know why it’s appealing– it would be a cool thing if you could get a simple answer to a simple question: Should I take my normal public transportation route or should I alter it? Should I descened these subway steps…