On December 8, 2005 in Trenton, members of the public will have their chance
to speak out on the employment transportation needs of people with disabilities
in New Jersey. This public event is part of New Jersey's weeklong United We Ride
events.
For details, see below:
December 5 & 6: United We Ride—Moving Forward on Coordinating Human
Services and Community Transportation in New Jersey
Two Full-day
Transportation Workshops
These two sessions (to be held at southern and
northern NJ locations) will focus on discussing coordinated transportation
planning efforts with an audience of transportation providers and funders.
December 8 & 9: Meeting the Employment Transportation Needs of People
With Disabilities in New Jersey
A Two-day Transportation Summit
These two
sessions will focus on presenting and discussing recommendations from the
“Meeting the Employment Transportation Needs of People with Disabilities in New
Jersey,” a five-year action plan prepared by the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation
Center for the Division of Disability Services. Discussion at the December 8
session will be targeted toward a consumer audience; the December 9 session will
focus on New Jersey’s legislative community.
Dates: December 5 for transportation providers and funding agencies from
south Jersey Clarion Hotel and Convention Center 6821 Black Horse Pike Atlantic
City, NJ (Free Parking)
December 6 for transportation providers and funding
agencies from north Jersey
Doubletree Hotel 200 Atrium Drive Somerset, NJ
(Free Parking)
A one-day workshop held on consecutive days to kick-off New Jersey’s renewed
efforts to coordinate trans-portation services in a more efficient way that
better serves the consumer. This workshop is being funded with a Federal Transit
Administration United We Ride grant.
The goal is to bring together
stakeholders—specifically those entities responsible for providing and/or
fund-ing local transportation services for seniors, people with disabilities,
rural residents, transportation disad-vantaged and community supported
transportation to discuss how to start the process to better coordinate services
in New Jersey.
The day will include presentations and discussions on a
variety of topics including technology, cost allocation, service eligibility,
and brokerages for transportation as well as breakout sessions to develop
strategies to move coordination forward.
RSVP
The event is free, but you MUST be registered to
attend.Please RSVP for the December 5 or the December 6 events by Wednesday,
November 30 via phone, 973-491-7372; or email, erestaino@njtransit.com
Meeting the Employment Transportation Needs of People With Disabilities in
New Jersey
December 8 Consumer Event 8:30 am–3:30 pm
December 9 State and
Local Decision-makers Event 8:30 am–12:00 pm
Marriot Trenton at Lafayette
Yard 1 West Lafayette Street, Trenton, NJ
(For those driving, parking is
available for a fee in the facility’s garage)
December 8 Consumer Event Agenda
8:30 am Registration, Welcome and Keynote
Address
10:00 am Division of Disabilities Services Five-year Transportation
Plan Overview
11:00 am Panel Discussion
1:00 pm–3:00 pm Concurrent
Breakout Sessions Topics Will Likely Include:
* Travel Concierge/Navigator Model
* Travel Training Initiatives
*
Increasing Transportation Options With County Paratransit
* Learning
Grassroot Strategies to Effect Transportation Change
Note: All attending the December 8 event will be able to participate in two breakout sessions
December 9 Decision-makers Event Agenda
8:30 am Registration, Welcome and
Keynote Address
10:00 am Division of Disabilities Services Five-year
Transportation Plan Overview
10:30–Noon Panel Discussion
RSVP The event is free, but you MUST be registered to attend. Please RSVP for the December 8 and December 9 events by Wednesday, November 30 via phone, 732-932-6812, ext. 472; or email, mailto:vtc@policy.rutgers.edu