When The Man isn't doing his job, do it yourself
Many Washingtonians are grateful for WMATA's text alerts for train delays because they save time and offer some advance warning before it's too late. I for one always found out about delays stuck between stations downtown with no cell service (darn T-Mobile) and nothing but a copy of Express to read until they find out the bag of the day was full of cupcakes or paper or something else.
Chicago's CTA doesn't have a SMS warning system, but the Chicago Tribune reports that a citizen group, CTA Tattler, offers a system that distributes messages based on member input. I don't think this even need to be said, but they're faster than CTA's official website at getting the information to the people.
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rj3 | 11:02 AM |
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