Category: State News
The newly launched New Jersey Rural Health Transformation website (https://nj.gov/rural-health-transformation/) provides a central resource for communities, health care providers, partners, and others interested in the program.
Visitors can:
• Define rural — Learn what qualifies as rural in New Jersey and who is eligible for the program.
• Explore NJRHTP initiatives — Learn more about the investments and activities supporting rural health transformation.
• Check program status — Follow the program’s progress as it moves through its five-year funding period.
• Find answers — Explore frequently asked questions about the program.
• Connect with the team — Find contact information and ways to get in touch.
The website also provides an at-a-glance look at the scale of the Rural Health Transformation
This year, the League of American Bicyclists has a new public survey and they are seeking public input. Whether you ride every day, occasionally, or simply care about improving bicycling where you live, your feedback can help shape the League’s 2026 Bicycle Friendly State ranking.
Please consider sharing it with friends, family, coworkers, and fellow riders. The more responses they receive, the stronger the picture we’ll have of bicycling across the country and how we can all improve this piece of micromobility.
Take the survey here, open until September 1st.
The article below higlight’s NJ’s new law that County paratransit systems will be starting Uber-like services, complete with phone apps, supported by $56 million of State funding. The law will help fill the gap for disabled/senior folks who currently live or work just outside of public transportation service areas.
This is a step in the right direction but Advocacy is still needed!!
View the full article – Governor signs law to expand microtransit to seniors, disabled residents statewide • New Jersey Monitor
Check out the new video Wharton State Forest has released!
Visitors to Wharton State Forest with mobility impairments can explore select trails with a reservable Trackchair — an all-terrain, electric-powered wheelchair designed to navigate terrain that may be inaccessible to standard wheelchairs.
Advance reservations are required. To reserve the Trackchair, call the Wharton State Forest Batsto office at 609-561-0024. Only one reservation is accepted per day.
On the day of your reservation, you and your required companion will be asked to sign a waiver. You will also receive a map outlining permitted areas of use, along with an instruction packet that includes operational guidelines and helpful tips for using the Trackchair.
Check out the video – here
Learn more and plan your adventure at Wharton State Forest: https://dep.nj.gov/parksandforests/state-park/wharton-state-forest/
Join Kessler Foundation this Fall for their Fall Fest event for inclusion and accessibility bringing together people with disabilities, their caregivers, and the community for a day of fun, food, friendship, disability resources and more!
