You can get a free ride to a COVID vaccine site, thanks to NJ Transit, pharma companies
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 04, 2021
Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, state transportation commissioner, thanks Novartis and Catalent on Tuesday for sponsoring NJ Transit s Vaxride, which provides free round trip transit rides to and from vaccination sites. The program was announced at Newark Penn Station
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Need an NJ Transit train or bus ride to get vaccinated? Novartis and Catalent are sponsoring up to two free round trips for 11,000 people to get their COVID-19 shots.
Novartis, a New Jersey based healthcare and pharmaceutical company is the lead sponsor, donating $120,000 and Catalent, which is among the global companies manufacturing vaccines, donated $12,000
Bill would end fines for NJ Transit light rail riders who forget to stamp their tickets
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
An NJ Transit light rail passenger validates a paper ticket to avoid a fine in a file photo. A state Assembly bill would end the process of buying a paper ticket at one machine and time stamp it at another. Tickets would provide their own validation.
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NJ Transit riders who use the agencies three light rail lines could be spared the extra step of validating or time stamping their paper ticket in a separate machine, which if missed, can get the forgetful rider a $75 fine.
Longtime voice for NJ Transit riders is retiring from that role, but he’s not leaving the stage
Updated Dec 28, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
David Peter Alan, who spoke out for NJ Transit riders for decades, is retiring as Lackawanna Coalition chairman. He is seen at his hometown train station at South Orange.
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David Peter Alan’s unofficial career as advocate for NJ Transit riders began in 1985, when he joined South Orange officials and other commuters demanding the return of more frequent Morris & Essex line train service.
And it continued after he took over as chairman of the Lackawanna Commuter Coalition in 1998, which was on the verge of dissolving.
Report: WMATA Readies for Public Comment on Grim Budget Proposal Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Due to pandemic-induced low ridership and fare revenue, Metro faces a $494.5 million deficit and has proposed service cuts. For Metrorail, that means weekend service would stop and weekday service would end two hours earlier. (Photo by William C. Vantuono)
The Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board is sending its proposed budget to the public for review.
The Washington Post reported that the Board’s 6-2 vote “was a rare exception to its typically unanimous decisions on financial matters, showing how the [pandemic] crisis is unlike any Metro has faced.”