Hoboken Opens Its First Pedestrian Street

Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer and others open the Garden Street Mews.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday marked the opening of Garden Street Mews — Hoboken’s first pedestrian street, and only the second of its kind in New Jersey, according to the city.

Mayor Dawn Zimmer was joined by president of Bijou Properties Larry Bijou, architect Dean [...]

80% of Hoboken Streets To Be Bike-Friendly

Cyclists in Hoboken.

By unanimous vote, Hoboken’s City Council voted last night to add 10 miles of bike lanes to the city’s streets.

The ordinance amendment provides for on-street bike lanes on segments of Hudson Street, Garden Street, Park Avenue, Willow Avenue, Clinton Street, Adams Street, Jefferson Street, Monroe Street, Jackson Street, Harrison Street, Newark [...]

Hoboken Getting Friendlier For Bikes

Hoboken's new bicycle and pedestrian plan includes new on-street bike lanes (in dashed orange) and "share the road" markings (in dashed yellow). Click to view the plan.

Sources in Hoboken tell TSTC that an ordinance (on page 89) introduced to designate several streets in Hoboken as Class II (on-street) bike lanes passed 9-0 during [...]

Hoboken Asks For, Receives More Buses

A study by the city of Hoboken found that nearly a third of buses (7 of 23) observed in a 40-minute period on the #126 route were too full to pick up passengers.

As of last week, those who commute from Hoboken to Port Authority Bus Terminal via the 126 NJ Transit bus will have 5 [...]

With Common-Sense Reforms, Hoboken Becoming an NJ Model

Over the past year, Hoboken has jumped to the head of the pack when it comes to transportation reform in New Jersey cities. Motivated by practical concerns like parking, congestion, and fiscal sanity, Mayor Dawn Zimmer and the City Council have refocused the city’s policies and programs toward transit, walking and biking, and auto [...]

Hoboken: Car-Share Hero

A vehicle from Hertz's Connect car-sharing service.

The first of 42 “Corner Cars” roll onto the streets of Hoboken this Wednesday, kicking off what city officials say is the nation’s first city-wide car sharing program: 90% of residents will live within a five-minute walk of a shared vehicle. The city estimates that [...]