Cris Slotoroff
NJ RIDES app icon: an outline of New Jersey with transit line nodes

iPhone App · Submitted to Apple, in Review

NJ RIDES

One map, one app: New Jersey's free and low-cost community shuttles on the same map as NJ Transit trains and buses, light rail, PATCO, PATH, Amtrak, and the private carriers, with a trip planner that connects them.

Try the Free Web Version App Store: Coming Soon

The statewide map on a phone
The statewide map on a phone
On a big screen: shuttles, rail, NJ Transit bus, and private carriers, each with its own switch
On a big screen: shuttles, rail, NJ Transit bus, and private carriers, each with its own switch

The Problem It Solves

From Cape May up to Sussex, New Jersey quietly runs dozens of free and low-cost community shuttle routes. Many of them have never appeared on a map beside the trains and buses they feed, so riders never learn they exist. NJ RIDES puts every scheduled ride in the state in one place, so you can plan a trip that starts on a free shuttle and ends on a train.

What You Get

  • One map of the whole network: community shuttles in full color, with every NJ Transit route and private carrier a tap away
  • Live vehicle positions wherever an operator publishes them, drawn on their own lines
  • A trip planner from any address that mixes free shuttles, trains, and buses, with fares where operators publish them
  • Stop cards with next departures and onward connections, so you can catch a specific train, bus, or shuttle
  • Saved routes, trips, and stops, kept on your device
  • No account, no ads, no tracking

The Fine Print

Price
Free.
Status
The iPhone app is submitted to Apple and in review. The web version is live now and works on any phone.
Coverage
Statewide New Jersey, plus the rail links into Philadelphia and New York.
Data
Schedules and live positions come from each operator's published data. Always confirm with the operator before relying on a trip.
Independence
An independent project. Not affiliated with NJ Transit, PATCO, PATH, SEPTA, Amtrak, or any county, municipal, or private operator.

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Why I Built It

These lines, together, cover wide swaths of the state that raised me. While making this app, I discovered dozens of services I never knew to exist. My hope is that users do the same. I know what happens to underappreciated services when nobody knows that they exist.

That is from What’s Up With You and Trolleys?, the essay that opened this site. It is the long answer.