{"id":2592,"date":"2026-07-15T10:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:41:41","slug":"burlington-county-was-left-out-of-a-new-free-shuttle-bus-launch-in-south-jersey-heres-when-and-why-thatll-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2592","title":{"rendered":"Burlington County was left out of a new free shuttle bus launch in South Jersey. Here\u2019s when and why that\u2019ll change."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Burlington County was left behind when a new free shuttle bus for South Jersey launched in June. That is going to change in September. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2590\">What archaeologists dug up at Croft Farm | Inquirer Cherry Hill<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) announced June 1 that a free shuttle bus program called South Jersey Connects was launching that day with routes in all seven southern counties: Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem \u2014 and Burlington.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But as the other routes launched, the promised Burlington County route never began. On the authority\u2019s website, it is still marked as \u201ccoming soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>That is because until recently, the transportation authority was not actually authorized to operate in Burlington County. The county considered operating its own route for the program but ultimately agreed to have the authority run it instead. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But that required legislation. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>South Jersey lawmakers had proposed bringing Burlington County into the authority back in the 2022-23 legislative session, but it was not until the South Jersey Connects program was about to launch this year that legislators had the wherewithal to actually hit the gas pedal in Trenton.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe worked in partnership with our county commissioner, then the administration of Burlington County, and just realized we just couldn\u2019t pull that off,\u201d Sen. Troy Singleton, a Burlington County Democrat, said in an interview. \u201cAnd speaking with the administration, they were like, look, we feel more comfortable running this through the SJTA, and we already had this legislative vehicle, so that\u2019s when it took on a greater sense of urgency.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The bill to bring Burlington County into the SJTA passed the Assembly in mid-May and was approved by the Senate just a few days before the June 1 announcement. But Gov. Mikie Sherrill did not sign it into law until the night of the budget deadline \u2014 a month after the program had been announced.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe timing just didn\u2019t work out,\u201d Singleton said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Burlington route is expected to start in September, said Dominic D\u2019Amico, director of transportation services at the SJTA, but a start date has not been announced.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The new shuttle\u2019s path has been finalized but has not been shared publicly. D\u2019Amico said in an interview that, like the other routes that launched June 1, it will connect with NJ Transit\u2019s existing infrastructure and the region\u2019s \u201ceds and meds.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Burlington County Commissioner Felicia Hopson said the new shuttle will enhance the NJ Transit River Line and help residents access jobs, appointments, stores, and schools. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cStretching 820 square-miles, Burlington County is New Jersey\u2019s largest county, making transportation essential but also challenging for residents without motor-vehicles,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The idea of South Jersey Connects emerged from the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey\u2019s advocacy after former Gov. Phil Murphy implemented the 2.5% Corporate Transit Fee on businesses to fund NJ Transit in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2587\">Eagles newcomers \u201926: Where does former Buffalo Bills defensive end A.J. Epenesa fit into the pass rushing picture?<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The project was granted $5 million for an 18-24 month pilot, and the future beyond that is uncertain. The South Jersey chamber unsuccessfully requested more money for the effort in this year\u2019s budget, and proponents of the project are hoping to show that it is worth the investment during next year\u2019s budget negotiations.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The summer launch so far has been a little slow, which is to be expected, according to D\u2019Amico.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The authority has seen about 600 one-way trips in the first month of the program, he said, a number he expects to go up as people learn about the routes and as school starts in the fall. He wants to see the service hit at least 5,000 one-way trips each month. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt takes some time to spread the word, for the marketing campaign to reach the social media platforms, getting brochures delivered to each facility \u2014 all those types of things factor into what is a normal slow start,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt could be worse, it could be better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Why wasn\u2019t Burlington County part of the SJTA before?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Sherrill said in a statement that Burlington County deserves to be part of the authority as \u201ca vital part of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The reason Burlington County has not been included in SJTA is not because anyone was denying the county is part of South Jersey. Rather, the agency was set up to replace an entity that oversaw the Atlantic City Expressway, which does not go into Burlington, said David Zappariello, the authority\u2019s director of communications.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Along with adding Burlington County to the authority\u2019s coverage zone, the new law allows Sherrill to appoint another member to its board. Members of the board represent the region as a whole, not their home county, Zappariello said, and there is already a Burlington County resident sitting on the board.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Assembly member Alex Sauickie, an Ocean County Republican who also represents part of Burlington County, voted against the bipartisan legislation because it did not also add Ocean County to the authority.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t like it when you\u2019re picking winners and losers for political reasons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Assembly member Andrea Katz, a Burlington County Democrat, said none of the South Jersey Connects routes will touch her district, where she has concerns about transit deserts. But she is hopeful about public transit expanding in the region and the county getting a seat at the transit table.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBurlington County now being included means that we\u2019re going to get to have that voice,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to get to not be the one stuck in the middle there. We\u2019re going to start to get our own access to public transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2585\">This 17-year-old from Lower Merion was booed during the Home Run Derby. He called it \u2018an honor.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Jersey Transportation Authority announced a free shuttle bus program in June. 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