You’ve requested it and we’re listening – Metro has added an additional Twitter feed for service updates addressing elevator service alerts. @metroLAelevator will be reserved for announcing elevator outages — and when they’re back in service. Along with @metroLAalerts, these two Twitter feeds are a great resource for customers with mobile devices or online access. In fact, here’s the first tweet:
Elevator at Pershing Square resumes normal operations. Upcoming Advisories: http://t.co/hXccsQFR Mobile Web: http://t.co/6tHvDgkB ^ST
— MetroLAelevators (@MetroLAelevator) November 7, 2012
Both Twitter feeds are maintained by Stephen Tu, Transportation Planner, in the Executive Office of Operations. You may recognize his initials at the end of most tweets: ^ST.
If you have a mobile device, here are some tips for getting Metro service alerts on your device:
- Twitter App: search for metroLAalerts and metroLAelevator and ‘follow’.
- Mobile Web: point your mobile browser to either of these pages @metroLAelevator and @metroLAalerts, then remember to bookmark them. Service alerts will also continue to be posted on Metro’s main Twitter account at @metrolosangeles.
- SMS/Text: Instructions for receiving Twitter alerts via SMS/Text.
In the coming weeks, we’ll also integrate this information into appropriate metro.net pages:
There you have it, go follow @metroLAelevator! Here’s a list of all of our social media feeds (Twitter, Facebook, and other RSS content).
Categories: Service Alerts, Technology
This is pure Jay Leno material.
“LA’s public transportation system is so awful, they actually have Twitter feeds dedicated for inoperable elevators.”
So glad! I have my iPhone set to automatically get alerts from the @MetroLAalerts account and all of the elevator tweets have been making my phone go off all day long. I realize it’s important for many people and glad we’re disseminating that information… but I’m even more glad it’s on a different feed now!