the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is resuming the collection of cash fares and front door boarding on buses which have protective barriers installed around the bus operator beginning August 3rd. As part of NJ TRANSIT’s Your Ride to Recovery, the protective devices are being installed throughout the bus fleet to provide a barrier between the operator and customers. Cash fares and front door boarding will remain temporarily suspended on buses which have not yet had the barrier installation.
“Now that we’ve installed hundreds of protective barriers near Bus Operators to protect both Bus Operators and customers, we can safely and efficiently resume the collection of cash fares, following the July 6th resumption of the collection of cash fares on board trains,” said NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin Corbett. “I am confident that by using best practices and health guidelines, we’ve taken the necessary steps to resume these services as safely as possible.”
Customers are still strongly encouraged to purchase tickets prior to boarding using the NJ TRANSIT mobile app or ticket vending machines (TVMs) where available. Customers opting to use cash are strongly encouraged to have exact change to minimize contact with operators.
As a precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19, cash fares on buses were temporarily suspended with customers restricted to rear-door boarding to increase social distancing between bus operators and customers.
To provide added capacity to improve distancing on board vehicles, NJ TRANSIT bus service resumed full weekday service on Monday, June 8. Trains and light rail systems returned to full weekday service on Monday, July 6.
Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 165 requires all staff & customers to wear face coverings on board all transit vehicles and inside all stations & facilities. Masks are also required on all outdoor train platforms & bus stops when distancing is not practicable. NJ TRANSIT requires all public-facing employees to wear face coverings at all times when performing their duties.
Customers are reminded that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. All customers on NJ TRANSIT vehicles are strongly advised to continue utilizing safe practices including:
Wear a mask
Practice social distancing
Wash your hands
Stay safe
I almost didn’t buy a monthly pass for bus for August. I decided to get the 1 zone in case an inspector came in board like the SBS in NYC and was surprised on Aug 5th that the driver opened the front door. 🤯