Uber debuts Express POOL service
Ride-sharing company Uber debuted on Thursday in select New Jersey locations with Express POOL, a less expensive service than other Uber options.
Health systems big users of Uber, Lyft
New Jersey health care systems increasingly are using ride-share services such as Lyft and Uber to shuttle patients, and the trend is expected to grow.
Hackensack Meridian partners with Lyft, invests in two biotech startups
Hackensack Meridian Health has partnered with Lyft to launch a digital ride-share “command center” to provide on-demand, non-emergency medical transportation for patients who miss medical appointments due to transportation problems.
Consultant launches audit of NJ Transit
Atlanta-based consulting firm North Highland Co., awarded a $1.3 million contract in April, has begun an audit of New Jersey Transit.
RWJBarnabas partners with Uber for patient transport
RWJBarnabas Health has formed a partnership with Uber Health, a ride-sharing platform providing pre-scheduled rides for patients to get to and from health care appointments.
Industry leaders Funding Gateway Program key to economic growth
Gateway Program cheerleaders took center stage at the Transportation Awards Breakfast at the Best Western Robert Treat Hotel in Newark on Monday.
Jersey City approves 9M toward reducing traffic fatalities
The Jersey City Council has approved $9 million toward reducing traffic fatalities as part of its Vision Zero initiative.
NJ Transit approves contracts with outside vendors
NJ Transit directors voted Wednesday to approve a $42.6 million contract with Hoboken-based company Hillside to operate the Hudson County Local Bus Service from July 1 to June 25, 2021.
Economic growth at Atlantic City airport taking off
Legislation is taking off to create an economic growth zone around the Atlantic City International Airport, after a similar effort was scuttled under former Gov. Chris Christie.
Bayonne closer to adding ferry terminal
Bayonne has received approximately $650,000 in funding through the federal Passenger Ferry Grant program to help pay for the construction of the proposed commuter ferry terminal at the former Military Ocean Terminal.
NJ company shares in 366M contract at Spanish airport
A joint venture of Morristown-based professional-services company Louis Berger Group and CEMOSA, an engineering firm of Malaga, Spain, has been awarded a $366.5 million management-services contract for the expansion of Palma de Mallorca International Airport in Baleares Islands, Spain.
NAFA Self-driving rigs can ‘fill in gaps’
The transportation industry has begun testing autonomous and semi-autonomous trucks, but officials insist driverless rigs post no threat to driver jobs.