Put Reroute NJ on your website

Reroute NJ is free, open source, and built for the community. Newsrooms, publishers, community organizations, and anyone else can embed our tools, link to them, or republish them on their own sites.

Embed code generator

Copy and paste an iframe embed code to put any Reroute NJ tool on your website. The tool is fully interactive and responsive inside the iframe.

For newsrooms & publishers

Reroute NJ is designed to be used by journalists, newsrooms, and community publishers. Here's how you can use it.

Embed in your articles

  • Use the embed code generator above to get an iframe snippet.
  • Paste it into your CMS (WordPress, Ghost, Squarespace, etc.) — most support raw HTML blocks.
  • The embed is responsive and works on mobile.
  • No API key or account needed. It just works.

Link from your coverage

  • Add a "Plan your commute" link box to your Portal Bridge stories.
  • Link to specific tools based on what the article covers.
  • We have OG images and social cards already set up for clean social media previews.
  • Suggested anchor text: "Use the free Reroute NJ tool to plan your commute."

Contribute coverage

  • We curate Portal Bridge coverage on our news coverage page.
  • To suggest an article, open a GitHub issue with the URL and details.
  • Or email amditisj@montclair.edu with "Reroute NJ coverage" in the subject line.
  • We include all relevant coverage — opinion, analysis, community reporting, and more.

Co-branding & customization

Want to run Reroute NJ with your own branding? Since it's open source, you can.

Option 1: Fork the project

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Fork the GitHub repository to your organization's account.

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Edit css/styles.css to change colors, fonts, and branding. All theme values are CSS custom properties in the :root block.

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Replace the brand name, logo, and footer credit with your own. Add your newsroom's header/nav if you want.

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Deploy to GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, or your own server. No build step required — it's just static HTML.

Option 2: Embed with your own intro

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Embed the tool using the iframe code above.

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Add your own header, intro text, and branding around the iframe.

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Style the surrounding page to match your publication's design.

How to contribute

Reroute NJ is a community project. Here's how you can help, regardless of your technical skill level.

Non-technical contributions

  • Submit article suggestions: Know of a Portal Bridge article we missed? Open an issue or email joe@amditis.com.
  • Report inaccuracies: If schedule data or transfer times are wrong, let us know.
  • Share the tool: Tell your commuter friends, share on social media, post in your neighborhood group.
  • Translate: Help us translate the tool into Spanish or other languages spoken by NJ Transit riders.

Technical contributions

  • File bugs: Found a bug? Open an issue on GitHub.
  • Submit a pull request: The codebase is vanilla HTML/CSS/JS with no build step. Fork, change, PR.
  • Add data: Help us keep data/coverage.json up to date with new articles.
  • Improve accessibility: Screen reader testing, WCAG compliance, keyboard navigation.

License

  • Reroute NJ is released under the MIT License.
  • You can use, copy, modify, and distribute it freely.
  • Attribution is appreciated but not required.
  • The project is maintained by Joe Amditis.