Municipal Transportation

GENERAL INFORMATION

Bedminster Township offers complimentary van service for residents who are over age 60 and persons with disabilities age 18 and older. This van is operated by Somerset County Transportation.

Van picks up riders from home beginning at 9am and return home by 1pm.

OPERATING SCHEDULE

Wednesdays: Shoprite and Dollar Tree Store – Chester Springs Shopping Mall

CONTACT

Call Somerset County Transportation on (908) 231-7115 or Toll Free at 1-800-246-0547 to register.  Once qualified and registered, a “Bedminster Shopper Code” will be added to the client profile. To schedule your trip, call Somerset County Transportation to speak with the scheduling staff.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Bernards Township Parks and Recreation Department offers complimentary weekly shopping trips to residents aged 55 and older. The bus provides shopping to the Bridgewater Commons Mall and other shopping centers. A minimum of 5 riders are needed for the bus to run.

OPERATING SCHEDULE

Van mostly operates twice a week.

Call the Parks and Recreation office for the weekly schedule.

CONTACT

Parks and Recreation Office

(908) 766-2510

recreation@bernards.org

GENERAL INFORMATION

The municipal bus is offered to residents of Hillsborough Township age 60 and older. All appointments to ride the bus must be made at least 24 hours in advance. All passengers must provide completed registration forms before scheduling a trip. When scheduling, you will be given a pickup time. Please be ready when the bus arrives to pick you up. If you are unable to make your scheduled pick up, please call the office to cancel prior to your pickup time.

https://www.hillsborough-nj.org/departments/social-services

OPERATING SCHEDULE

Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm

Monday: Grocery shopping in the morning

Tuesday: Doctor’s appointments in Somerville

Doctor’s appointments in Hillsborough are also Monday to Friday as the schedule permits.

Wednesday: Salon or barber, Post Office, and Banks

Thursday: Mall Trip (the 4th Thursday of every month)

Friday: Grocery shopping in the morning

If you need the bus for other appointments, call Social Services.

CONTACT

Hillsborough Social Services

(908) 369-3880 or (908) 369-4313 Ext 7129

NJ 211 is an online directory of public and accessible transportation options for those who do not own a car. The website offers a place to look at how to get from one location to another in a local community through a searchable database. The search results will match your specific transportation needs and state who is eligible, how much it costs and how to arrange for a ride.

The New Jersey Travel Independence Program (NJTIP) @ Rutgers was created to increase the independence and self-sufficiency of people with disabilities, older adults and others by empowering them to use the public transit system safely and independently.

NJTIP @ Rutgers works with a variety of government agencies, community organizations and schools to teach travel skills to individuals. Travel instruction is also available in select counties to individuals and small groups based on available grant funding. The service is available to Access Link applicants (except for those with visual impairments) who reside in any one of the following counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, or Union. The only cost to customers during training is paying their own fares. Each graduate receives a free one-month bus pass.  For more information, call (848) 932-4499 or email njtip_info@njtip.rutgers.edu

NJTIP @ Rutgers now offers virtual online training due to COVID-19.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The municipal van is operated by Somerset County Transportation for residents of North Plainfield aged 60 and older.

OPERATING SCHEDULE

Monday: Kohl’s and Shoprite at Blue Star Shopping Center

Tuesday: Senior meeting at Community Center

Wednesday: Stop and Shop and Walmart at Watchung Square

Thursday: Costco or the Asian Food Market in North Plainfield.

Friday – No service

CONTACT

Somerset County Transportation- 908-231-7115.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Peapack & Gladstone partners with Bedminster Township to offer complimentary van service for residents aged 55 and older or persons with disabilities over age 18. Residents must be pre-approved by the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills (VNA) to ride the van.

OPERATING SCHEDULE

Wednesdays: Shoprite and Dollar Tree Store – Chester Springs Shopping Mall from 9am to 1pm.

CONTACT

Call Laura Cummings (908) 766-0180, ext. 259 to schedule an in-home appointment with the VNA to determine rider eligibility. Once, approved call Janine DeLeon at Bedminster Town Hall to schedule van service (908) 212-7000 ext. 427

Ridge Oak provides frequent shopping routes to Bernardsville, Lyons, Stirling and Gillette. For routine shopping, the bus leaves from Felmeth Hall, circles the property and then stops at Village 12. Return trip time is announced by the driver–approximately Noon. There is no charge for this service. Visit www.ridgeoak.org/transportation to learn more.

Ryde4Life provides transportation to adults 18 years or older in partnership with Lyft and Uber.  Rides are provided between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday – Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.  Rides are in real time; no advance reservation is needed.  A credit or debit card and a cell phone (smart phone or not) are required to participate in the program.  Pre-registration in the program is also required.  For additional information, call (866) 208-1307, Option 4, or email ryde4life@ezride.org

The Division of Transportation provides para-transit services to senior citizens (age 60+) and persons with disabilities (age 18+) for medical, employment, workshops, senior centers, and other destinations as pre-determined. Rides must be scheduled in advance. Call (908) 231-7115.

Warren Township offers transportation to senior citizens aged 55 and older to the senior center and shopping centers. Residents are picked up at their home. Please call 800-246-0527 to register and arrange for service to the shopping centers. To arrange for transportation to the senior center, call 908-753-9440.

OPERATING SCHEDULE

Wednesdays

9:00 a.m. Watchung Square/Blue Star Mall

12:30 p.m. Bridgewater Commons Mall/Walmart in Manville

Transportation to medical appointments may be available to Warren Township residents who are disabled and cannot drive. Please contact Somerset County Transportation at 908-231-7115 for availability. There is a suggested donation of $2 each way.