Principal Investigator: Karen Alexander

Through federal grants, NJTIP @ Rutgers provides travel training for people with disabilities and older adults focused on employment, vocational training, life enrichment or volunteer work. In Bergen, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, and Union Counties.

Services include:

• Individual Concierge and Trip Planning Services – An individual who may not need a travel instructor to go out with them individually, but could use assistance with planning a trip.
• Small Group/In-School Travel Instruction – Through remote online instruction and virtual field trips, group training participants learn to use transit; classes are followed by a virtual or escorted transit trip.
• Connect to Transit Seminars Through webinars and remote instruction on multiple platforms, NJTIP @ Rutgers travel instructors teach professionals from other organizations to become informed advocates for public transportation.