Lifelong Montclair and New Jersey Travel Independence Program (NJTIP @ Rutgers) are providing travel training and free guided group-trips to seniors who are looking to expand their knowledge of public transportation for personal mobility. As part of this initiative, a transportation seminar - known as Connect to Transit - will be offered to professionals and community leaders that serve the senior community. Many different modes of transportation will be discussed and fixed route transportation will be highlighted. Travel training sessions will be held at locations throughout Montclair.
Upcoming 2015 Transit 101 Trainings for Seniors:
March 23, 1:00 to 2:00 PM. Bellevue Avenue Library, 185 Bellevue Ave. Upper Montclair, NJ. This Transit 101 training will be followed by a free guided group-trip on March 30th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.
April 2, 1:30 to 2:30 PM. PineRidge of Montclair, 60 Glenridge Ave. Montclair, NJ. This Transit 101 training will be followed by a free guided group-trip on April 9th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
June 4, 10:00 to 11:00 AM. First Montclair House, 56 Walnut St. Montclair, NJ. This Transit 101 training will be followed by a free guided group-trip on June 11 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
All community seniors are welcome at these trainings. Group trips will start at the location where the training took place and go to one of a variety of local destinations. Local destinations may include places such as Newark Museum, NJPAC, Hoboken Station, Newark Airport, Montclair State University and Willowbrook Mall.
RSVP is encouraged as space is limited. Additional sessions to come through 2015.
Lifelong Montclair is an initiative funded by the Partners for Health Foundation in collaboration with the Montclair Department of Health & Human Services. It is an "Aging in Place" program launched in 2014 with the goal of transforming Montclair from a good place to live into a great place to grow older. The program is designed to build upon existing community assets such as public transportation, pedestrian safety, parking, housing, activities for seniors, and others.
The mission of the New Jersey Travel Independence Program (NJTIP @ Rutgers) is to increase the independence and self-sufficiency of people with disabilities, older adults and others by empowering them to use the public transit system safely and independently.
For more information and event registration:
Louis Hoffman, Program Manager & Travel Instructor?lhoffman@njtip.rutgers.edu
Tel. (201) 616-8623
