New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a measure expanding accessible transportation options for New Jersey residents with disabilities and seniors.
A2607 provides for a two-year program allowing taxicabs, limousines, and transportation network companies to replace NJ Transit’s Access Link van in certain cases. The program will begin in four months.
In May 2023, NJ Transit began offering a Riders’ Choice Pilot Program that allows Access Link customers in nearly every county who do not need wheelchair lifts to opt in to receive their rides through transportation network companies. The program has reduced wait and trip times for both the riders who opt into the program and those who rely on the van’s wheelchair accessibility.
“NJ Transit has experienced many bumps in the road when it comes to providing Access Link riders timely, efficient and consistent service,” New Jersey Assemblyman Michael Inganamort, R-Morris, one of the bill’s prime sponsors, said in an announcement. “This is a modern-day solution. It builds upon the agency’s successful pilot program and ensures our seniors and residents with disabilities have the safe, reliable and accessible transportation they deserve moving forward.”
