Meet Jared: rock star, double marathon man, tech geek, park enthusiast

Jared Egan is a mobile software engineer, musician, wanna-be entrepreneur and of course a runner. By day, he works on iOS applications for PayPal in Downtown Boston and by night he plays guitar around the Boston area with his band, Sidewalk Driver. Jared lives in Jamaica Plain and has spent much time running around Franklin Park, the Arboretum, Forest Hills Cemetery, and up and down the Emerald Necklace. Running around outside is never a bad use of an hour or two. This will be his second Boston Marathon, and he is psyched that he'll once again have the best view of the biggest party in Boston. This time he plans to finish in the same socks he starts with. To support Jared’s fundraising efforts, please visit: http://www.razoo.com/story/Fpcmarathoncharityteamjared2014

Wanna check out a little Sidewalk Driver in action? Go!

Sidewalk Driver Plays the Brighton Music Hall

Our very own renaissance man and runner, Jared Egan, will be rocking out with his band, Sidewalk Driver this Friday night at the Brighton Music Hall. The band's set starts at 10:00 sharp.

If you liked Sidewalk Driver at Doyle's fro the Team Kickoff Party, you should come Friday for the real, electric experience. The bill also includes Black Thai, a very heavy metal band; Planetoid, a classic rock inspired 3 piece who dress up as aliens; andWalter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys, who "defy description."

"Catch the Bus" iPhone App Gives Back to the Franklin Park Coalition

In an age of GPS, iPhones, and technological wizardry, it was only a matter of time for someone to get creative enough to blend these together to make catching an MBTA bus a pleasant experience...or as one reviewer in the iTunes store said, it's "like having bus ESP!"

Jared Egan, a member of the Franklin Park Coalition Boston Marathon Charity Team, is the developer of Catch the Bus and Catch the T apps for iPhone users. One of his creative ways to raise funds to meet Boston Marathon goals and to bring awareness to the work of the Franklin Park Coalition was to create a link in the app.

"I didn't want to get too invasive since it's a paid app," says Egan. But the app does give riders a chance to support their neighborhoods and to learn about the history of the park and the current programming that the donation would support. "I get emails saying stuff like 'I would have paid $100 for this app!,'" Egan continues and hopes that people will transfer those thoughts into donations for a great cause.


To check out the app, visit Catch the Bus.

Screenshot of the Catch the Bus App in Action near Franklin Park.

Screenshot of the Catch the Bus App in Action near Franklin Park.

Information page about Franklin Park and Jared's fundraising efforts.