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NJ
TRANSIT
Statewide Bus and train info. Phone: (800 )772-2222
Department
of Transportation Bus and Train Schedules.
click here for information on the NJ Transit's employer/employee
benefit programs.
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Transportation
Management Associations (TMA's) - New Jersey's TMA are
non-profit organizations which provide free commute
information on carpooling, vanpooling, and public transit. Each
TMA serves a different area of the state based on your travel destination.
Cross
County Connection for commuters working in
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester,
and Salem Counties. Phone: (609)596-8228
Hudson
TMA for commuters working in Hudson County. Phone:
(201)432-2200
TransOptions,
Inc for commuters working in Morris, Sussex, Warren,
Suburban Essex, Passaic & Union Counties. Phone:(973)267-7600
Keep
Middlesex Moving for commuters working in Middlesex,
Monmouth, and Ocean Counties. Phone: (732)745-2326
Transit
Plus of Essex and Union for commuters working in Urban
Essex and Union Counties. Phone: (973)491-7008
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NJ
TRANSIT has several programs that benefits employers and their
employees. Each of these programs has been outlined below. To
receive information on these programs please call NJ TRANSIT at
(973)491-7600.
Get a Job. Get a Ride! Program
NJ
Transit offers new employees of any participating company, a free
monthly pass for either the bus or train to commute to their new
job. The criteria for receiving these free monthly passes is as
follows:
- the
new employee must be able to use a NJ TRANSIT bus or train to
reach their new employment site.
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they
must be leaving public assistance or unemployment for at least
thirty-days before taking the new position
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their
starting salary must be less than $10 an hour
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they
must be over 18 years of age and not a full-time student
Business Transit Alliance (BTA)
A
free program assisting businesses throughout New Jersey, New
York and Philadelphia with promoting public transit to their
employees. This program provides each participating company
with a NJ TRANSIT bus and rail schedules, display racks, transit
training workshops, relocation assistance, transportation
day events and assistance with their transit service development.
Business
Pass provides employers the opportunity to offer their employees
a pre-tax benefit toward their commute on public transit through
payroll deductions. Using the pre-tax option, employers save
on payroll costs, while employees save on their taxes. Participation
in Business Pass allows employees to receive their bus and rail
passes directly at their work site.
Transit
Chek is a voucher that is accepting by transit providers throughout
the Tri-State area. It may be offered as a subsidy or as a pre-tax
benefit similar to Business Pass.
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