Tired of waiting for the bus on cold winter days?

Roadify, a local start-up, has officially launched its second SMS-based application: BAM (BusesAroundMe). With BAM, you can now access the MTA’s bus schedule via text message without leaving the comfort of your own couch or favorite cafe.

With BAM, you can update the set-scheduled times for fellow riders waiting further down the bus line by sending in a “GIVE” and noting the buses current location.  BAM then time-stamps that location and generates a more accurate ETA for other users who request it by texting in a “GET”.

To find out how to GIVE and GET, check out the BusesAroundMe section of www.Roadify.com or text “BAM” to 95495.

Think of it: if one user sent a GIVE that showed the bus was running 5 minutes late and it reached 50 bus riders further along the route, that one user saved over 4 hours of total waiting time.  Through PAM (ParkingAroundMe), Roadify’s first service, hundreds of community members in Park Slope are helping each other find parking spaces.

So Which Bus Lines Should be BAMMED?

BAM currently works on the B67, with more lines coming soon.  The next line to receive 100 votes will be put up next. Currently in the lead is the B62 with 37, followed closely by the B63 with 34.

VOTE:

Vote for your route by emailing info@roadify.com or Tweeting @Roadify.