By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY
MARGATE – The city will soon take delivery of a new senior citizens shuttle bus promised more than five years ago, Administrator Patrick Moran announced at the Sept. 17 Board of Commissioners meeting.
It was in 2021 that the city was awarded a grant from New Jersey’s allotment of 2019 Federal Transit Administration funds for the new senior transportation vehicle. The new bus, which was slated to be put into service by 2024, will replace the city’s existing vehicle. Moran said the new bus would be delivered in March.
Marianne Christian, who runs the senior program at the Martin Bloom Pavilion on Huntington Avenue, was instrumental in applying for the grant.
The new bus, like the one the city currently uses, is Americans with Disabilities Act compliant. It is bigger than the current vehicle and accommodates two wheelchairs.
According to Christian, bus service is currently available for Margate residents 65 years or older and disabled residents.
The free shuttle picks up Margate residents at their homes and transports them to doctor appointments, local businesses and social events in the Downbeach area, including Ventnor and Longport. The bus also makes weekly trips to the ShopRite supermarket and monthly trips to Boscov’s Department Store and Walmart.
The bus is in service 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Service dogs are permitted.
Call the Martin Bloom Pavilion at 609-822-2285 for more information or to schedule a pickup.
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