[Geowanking] Geowanking Mass Transit style

[Joe Germuska]

On 25/10/2006, at 11:01 AM, B.K. DeLong wrote:
>I posted a a brainstorm on social networking and community-contributed
>near-live commuter information. I would really like the comments of
>folks on the list:

It's (comparatively) low-tech, but this service 
is of interest, if you haven't seen it.  CTA = 
Chicago Transit Authority

CTA Tattler: Wireless alerts get real-time CTA info to the masses

"Last night during the height of the rush hour, 
Cheryl wrote a comment on an unrelated post, 
alerting us to the train fire that shut the Brown 
and Purple Lines. She lamented that she didn't 
know how to share that info with us:

"We really need somewhere here to post alerts. 
Right now the Brown and Purple Lines are only 
running north of Belmont. There's a fire on the 
tracks near Sedgwick. I wanted to let people here 
know about this, but I don't really know where to 
put it."

Well Cheryl, your wish is my command. We've set 
up a wireless notification group. That's where 
you post these types of alerts."

(read the full announcement here: 
http://www.ctatattler.com/2005/08/wireless_alerts.html)

(Coincidentally, yesterday there was a serious 
fire in the Loop which has disrupted two train 
lines.  I don't actually participate in the 
notification service, but I'm sure they were 
discussing it.)

Joe

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