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   We will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28th
   Transportation Advisory Meeting Rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 18
   We are CLOSED Tuesday, Nov. 5th for Election Day
   Closed for Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 14th
   Transportation Public Hearing October 3rd
   FY 2025 Senior Citizens & Disabled Residents Grant Application
   FY 2025 SCDRTAP Budget & Goals
   OC 10 Toms River Connection 7 Days A Week
   Ocean Ride will be at the County Fair!
   Closed for Juneteenth on Friday, June 21st
   Toms River Senior Center Health Expo - Fri. May 31st
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   We are CLOSED for Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th
   We will be CLOSED for Good Friday on March 29th
   We will be CLOSED Monday, Feb. 19th for President's Day
   We will be CLOSED for Martin Luther King's Birthday, Monday, January 15th
   Plumsted Fixed Route travel dates for 2024
   We will be closed Monday, Jan. 1st, New Year's Day
   We will be closed Christmas day, Monday, December 25th
   Ocean Ride will be closed Monday, Feb. 20 to observe President's Day
   SCDRTAP Public Hearing, September 15th
   Ocean Ride featured in Busline Magazine
   New: OC 10 Toms River Connection Fall/Winter Bus Schedule 6 Days a Week
   Updated OC 3A Brick/Pt. Pleasant Bus Route
   5 Days a Week: OC 3 Brick Lakewood Toms River
   OC 2 Manchester Eliminated July 6th, OC 3A Pt. Pleasant - July 19th Only 2nd Wed to Mall
   Fare FREE COVID-19 Vaccination Trips
   Ocean Ride Winner of 2020 Humanitarian Award
   COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Riders
   Ocean Ride is Up and Running through this critical time!
   NJ TRANSIT Language Survey
   Ocean Ride New Facility in Manchester
   Congratulation Ocean Ride - 44 Years Serving Ocean County Residents 1977 - 2022
   We Commute program

American Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy

handicapped iconOcean Ride operates its programs and services without regard to race, color, or national origin in accordance with the American Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. Any person who believes that she or he has been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice under the ADA may file a complaint in writing to Ocean Ride. To file a complaint, or for more information on Ocean Ride’s obligations under ADA write to: Ocean Ride, P.O. Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191.

Transportation services provided by this agency are in whole or part funded through federal funds received through NJ TRANSIT and as an individual you also have the right to file your complaint under ADA to both Ocean Ride as well as the U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section – NYA, Washington, D.C. 20530. A complaint must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discrimination.

Passengers are allowed to bring portable medical oxygen and/or service animal on board the vehicle. This information is available in large format.

If information is needed in another language, contact (732) 736-8989, ext. #5919.

View PDF for more information ADA Complaint Form

Reasonable Modification Policy

The Ocean County Department of Transportation Services (Ocean Ride) will make a reasonable attempt to provide additional assistance requested by any passengers with disabilities so as long as the request does not present a direct threat of safety to the passenger(s) and/or the county employee and/or the request does not alter the fundamental transportation services provided by the County of Ocean.

To make a “Reasonable Modification” request, you must call a day in advance of travel and contact Ocean Ride at (732) 736-8989, Ext. 4.

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Non-Discrimination Policy Title VI Notice to Beneficiaries

Ocean Ride is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from, or denied the benefits of our services on the basis of race, color or national origin as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Any person who believes that they have, individually, or as a member of any specific class of persons, been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin, may file a complaint in writing to Ocean Ride.

To file a complaint, or for more information on Ocean Ride’s obligations under the Title VI call Ocean Ride at (732) 736-8989, ext. #5919 or write to Ocean Ride at P.O. Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191.



Transportation services provided by this agency are in whole or part funded through federal funds received through NJ TRANSIT and as an individual you also have the right to file your complaint under Title VI to the Federal Transit Administration, Office of Civil Rights, Attn: Title VI Program Coordinator, East Building, 5th Floor – TCR, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of Civil Rights, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590. A complaint must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discrimination. If information is needed in another language, contact (732) 736-8989, ext. #5919.

Download Title VI Non-Discrimination Form