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NOTE: From select locations, FREE trips are offered by RideProvide to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Hamilton facilities, Capital Health Hopewell, St. Lawrence Rehabilitation, St. Francis Hospital, and PennMedicine Princeton Health facilities. See contact information below.
Access Link
Access Link offers paratransit service (comparable to local bus service) to people with disabilities. Mini-buses and wheelchair-accessible vans are used.
Individuals looking to use Access Link must be certified at one of the New Jersey Transit Access Link certifying agencies.
Call 800.955.2321 (800.955.6765 for TTY)
Visit accesslink.njtransit.com for more information and to receive an information packet
Crosstown Transportation
Crosstown is a door-to-door transportation service for seniors aged sixty-five and up, and people with disabilities who live in the municipality of Princeton. The service is provided by a partnership between CMAP and RideProvide, a program of the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Authority. Register by calling CMAP at 609.751.9699
Paying for Rides
Rides cost $3 each way, which is payable by voucher.
Riders may purchase up to twenty vouchers at a time from CMAP.
Ways to Purchase Vouchers:
In-Person: Visit us at Nancy S. Klath Center for Lifelong Learning or Suzanne Patterson Building and pay using credit card, cash, or check.
By mail: Kindly write a check out to CMAP and address it to CMAP, 101 Poor Farm Road, Building B, Princeton, NJ 08540
GoGoGrandparent
GoGoGrandparent offers older adults the ability to schedule rides with popular rideshare services, or order groceries, prescription medications, meals and more with a simple phone call.
On-demand rides with Lyft/Uber
24/7 operators
Text alerts can be sent to family if desired
Can connect with grocery, meals, and pharmacy delivery programs
Cost is based on length of the ride
Call 855.464.6872
LYFT
Ride service
855.865.9553
lyft.com
MCAT – Middlesex County Area Transit
The Middlesex County Area Transit provides reservation-based transportation to seniors (sixty and above), disabled and other transportation dependent residents of Middlesex County. Transportation is provided within the County and up to 5 miles outside the County. This area includes University Medical Center at Princeton.
711 Jersey Ave., New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
For more Information, call 732.745.7456
Modivcare Medical Transportation
Offers accessible medical transportation for those on New Jersey Medicaid and selected Medicare Advantage plans.
For more information, visit https://www.mymodivcare.com/members/nj
For rides to medical appointments, find your plan and contact at https://www.mymodivcare.com/find-your-plan or call 866.527.9933 (for Medicaid only).
Visit https://www.mymodivcare.com/members/nj for more information.
Princeton Municipal Transit Bus (MuniBus)
Muni Bus (formerly known as FreeB) is a free municipal bus service open to the Princeton Community.
Private Medical Transportation Options
Older adults needing transportation to medical appointments have options:
- ABBA medical transportation in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean Counties https://abbamt.com/732.583.1121
- ABLE Medical Transportation in Mercer, Somerset, Monmouth, and Warren Counties https://ablemedicaltransportation.com/800.323.2253
New Jersey Transit Reduced Fare Program
Seniors (sixty-two and older) and people with disabilities can ride NJT trains, light rail & buses for 50% or more reduction in fare. For more information visit https://www.njtransit.com/schedules-and-fares/reduced-fare-program
Apply online at https://reducedfare.njtransit.com/
Make your smartphone your travel pass at njtransit.com/mytix
RideProvide
RideProvide is a Greater Mercer TMA program that offers safe and dependable door-to-door transportation options for those who don’t drive or choose to no longer drive. It’s open to adults 65 and older or those who are visually impaired in Mercer County, Plainsboro and the southern portion of Montgomery County, NJ. There is an annual membership fee of $40 per individual or $60 per family plus a per-ride fee. Transportation service is available Monday through Friday, within the service area. For more information, call 609.452.5140
Ryde4Life
Ryde4Life – EZ Ride’s transportation program offers older adults the option to request Lyft and Uber rides in real time.
Available for those aged fifty and older
Schedule rides with Lyft/Uber 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday
Nonrefundable annual membership fee $15
EZ Ride charges the normal Lyft/Uber fee plus $2.50 administrative fee, tips are optional
50% discount for qualified program members, including: PAAD, Senior Gold, and Medicaid
Call 201.939.4242, extension 4 or visit https://ezride.org/transportation/senior-transportation/
Register at https://www.jotform.com/assign/73455421660151/213534739631054
T.R.A.D.E.
T.R.A.D.E. is a Mercer County-supported program that provide transportation assistance at no cost to adults aged sixty and older or those with disabilities. While transportation is free, a voluntary $1 contribution for each ride is requested.