NJ TRANSIT TO HOST PUBLIC HEARINGS ON FUNDING FOR LOCAL SENIOR/DISABLED TRANSPORTATION
Public invited to express their views on Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program (SCDRTAP)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2018
NEWARK, NJ -- NJ TRANSIT will hold a series of public hearings to gather information and feedback on the Senior Citizen and Disabled Residents Transportation Assistance Program (SCDRTAP). SCDRTAP funds capital, operating, and/or administrative expenses for locally coordinated paratransit services for senior citizens and people with disabilities.
The public is invited to the December hearings below at which time they will have a full opportunity to express their views regarding NJ TRANSIT’S 2019 SCDRTAP funding.
Three hearings will take place in different geographic regions of the state. The locations are Freehold, Westampton and Newark. Each hearing will have an afternoon and evening session. In order to ensure that all members of the public are given an opportunity to be heard, comments will be limited to five minutes.
SENIOR CITIZEN & DISABLED RESIDENTS TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HEARINGS
Central PLACE: Monmouth Agricultural Building
Region Conference Room, #1
4000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
DATE: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
TIME: 2:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Southern PLACE: Burlington County Human Services Facility
Region Lecture Hall A
795 Woodlane Road
Westampton, NJ 08060
DATE: Monday, December 17, 2018
TIME: 2:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Northern PLACE: NJ TRANSIT Headquarters
Region Conference Room 10 A
Two Penn Plaza East
Newark, NJ 07105-2246
DATE: Wednesday, December 19, 2018
TIME: 2:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
About NJ TRANSIT
NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 944,000 weekday trips on 251 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 165 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.