So Kyra Kyles of the Chicago Tribune recounts the Year that Was for the
CTA
and saw fit to mention CTA Alerts.
Wireless updates available … but not from CTA
Rider Daniel X. O’Neil steps up to the plate to offer peer-to-peer wireless updates for the "L" and bus. Riders can sign up on www.ctatattler.com to get informal, but effective updates on CTA delays and problems. The CTA even subscribes and sends the occasional message.
CALL: Bad. The CTA should be ashamed that a rider beat them to the punch. This is a needed technology that improves the riding experience.
User-generated content that helps people make decisions at the moment they need to make them.