Editing Mountainside, New Jersey (section)

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit Bus Operations]] [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (100–199)#To the Raritan Valley|routes 114 and 117]] provide service to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]]  in [[Midtown Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]  while [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (1–99)#To the Raritan Valley|routes 65 and 66]] travel to [[Newark, New Jersey|Downtown Newark]], all making local stops at points in proximate communities.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212305/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesUnionCountyTo Union County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref> An early use of [[bus rapid transit in New Jersey]], a BBS (bus bypass shoulder, originally called a BOS or ''bus on shoulder'' lane) has been in operation for many years. Unlike most municipalities along [[U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey|Route 22]], zoning in Mountainside does not allow for much commercial development adjacent to the freeway.<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/09/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-mountainside-nj-rural-borough-single-family-homes.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Mountainside, N.J.; A Rural Borough of Single-Family Homes"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 9, 2000. Accessed July 17, 2012. "Under a 50-year-old zoning ordinance designed to preserve the beauty of the borough, retail services, except for restaurants and a multiplex movie theater, are banned along the highway."</ref> For a one-mile stretch in the town, the eastbound shoulder on the [[arterial road]] can be used for peak hour buses.<ref>[https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop10023/chap2.htm Shoulder Lanes—The American Experience: Efficient Use of Highway Summary Report to Congress], [[Federal Highway Administration]]. Accessed May 20, 2013. "In Mountainside, New Jersey, along Route 22, buses are allowed to use the shoulder of the arterial in the eastbound direction during congested periods. Operational for years, this shoulder use treatment was intended to allow transit vehicles to save travel time along the corridor toward Perth Amboy for about 1 mi. The facility is operated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and pavement markings indicate 'Buses May Use Shoulder.'"</ref> In 2012, the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] (NJDOT) regulated the BBS as an exclusive bus lane from 6 to 7:30am.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/laneuse/rt22.shtm Traffic Regulations Orders of the Commissioner of Transportation Lane Usage Route US 22], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], April 9, 2012. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref> In 2009, NJDOT funded construction of two bus turnouts along the road in nearby [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]].<ref>Dooley, Ellen. [http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2009/09/njdot_to_construct_new_bus_tur.html "NJDOT to construct new bus turnouts for speed and safety along Route 22 in Union"], ''Suburban News'', September 22, 2009. Accessed May 20, 2013.</ref>

[[Newark Liberty International Airport]] is approximately {{convert|11|miles}} east of Mountainside.

[[NJ Transit]] rail service is accessible via [[Summit station (NJ Transit)|Summit station]], and it has frequent direct service to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|New York Penn Station]]. The station is located around {{convert|2|mi}} from the center of Mountainside, and [[Westfield station (NJ Transit)|Westfield station]], which is about {{convert|4|mi}} away, is also nearby.<ref>[http://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2017-Transit-Map-Elizabeth-Newark-Connections.pdf Union County Transit Map], [[Union County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 16, 2018.</ref>