New City, NY, – In an effort to limit potential exposure to COVID-19 by reducing contact between passengers and bus operators, Rockland County’s Transport of Rockland (TOR) bus service will begin rear-door boarding on Friday, March 27, 2020. County Executive Ed Day said, “Our TOR buses continue to operate regular service to ensure that our […]
POMONA, NY – The Rockland County Department of Public Transportation has announced that most Transport of Rockland (TOR) buses will operate on a Saturday schedule and TRIPS paratransit service will offer ADA service only during the Presidents’ Day holiday on Monday, February 17th. Details and additional transit service changes for Presidents’ Day are outlined below: […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Is the TOR bus schedule in Rockland County fair to all riders? Does the Town of Ramapo receive more than its fair share of bussing attention while other parts of Rockland languish? If so, can this be fixed? The Ombudsman Alert asked state and federal officials representing Rockland County for […]
Bus delays expected during bridge reconstruction project Transport of Rockland (TOR) routes #91, #93 and #94 will be affected during a bridge reconstruction project beginning Monday, July 30 and ending on or about August 31, 2018. A portion of NYS Highway 45 will be closed while a bridge is replaced near the intersection with Maple Avenue […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – In a unanimous vote on Wednesday night, the county legislature approved resolutions extending three existing bus contracts and preventing a transportation shutdown. The resolution approves contracts with Transport of Rockland (TOR) and Tappan ZEEXPRESS for a three month time span between April 1 to June 30. It was passed […]
PRESS RELEASE County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has announced that the Department of Public Transportation recently retrofitted one of its bus shelters with solar panels and a light box designed to provide cost-efficient and reliable power, increased safety and improved delivery of customer information for its Transport of Rockland (TOR) and TAPPAN ZEExpress (TZx) bus […]