Editing Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-08-09 12 38 10 View north along New Jersey State Route 47 (Rio Grande Avenue) between Park Boulevard and Hudson Avenue in Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|[[New Jersey Route 47|Route 47]] north in Wildwood]]

===Roads and highways===
The city had a total of {{convert|32.38|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|29.93|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|2.37|mi}} by Cape May County and {{convert|0.08|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_CapeMay.pdf Cape May County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed November 11, 2013.</ref>

[[New Jersey Route 47|Route 47]] (Rio Grande Avenue) has its southern terminus in Wildwood and continues into [[Lower Township, New Jersey|Lower Township]] via the George Reading Wildwood Bridge, which provides access to the [[Garden State Parkway]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000047__-.pdf Route 47 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2008. Accessed November 11, 2013.</ref> [[County Route 621 (Cape May County, New Jersey)|County Route 621]] (New Jersey Avenue) runs for {{convert|1.3|mi}} through the city, from [[Wildwood Crest, New Jersey|Wildwood Crest]] to the south to [[North Wildwood, New Jersey|North Wildwood]] in the north, and serves as part of [[Ocean Drive (New Jersey)|Ocean Drive]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/05000621__-.pdf#page=3 Cape May County Route 621 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], August 1999. Accessed November 11, 2013.</ref>

Parking in the beach and downtown areas of Wildwood is regulated by on-street [[parking meter]]s and paid parking lots. Parking meters in Wildwood are in effect from May 15 to October 31. Wildwood has 24 paid parking lots in the beach area that are privately owned and charge varying rates based on demand. Among these lots is a 719-space lot operated by the [[Wildwoods Convention Center]]. There is also a public parking lot along Schellenger Avenue in the downtown area.<ref>Gilfillian, Trudi. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/parking-in-wildwood-is-like-many-shore-towns-expensive/article_3a929b86-bb23-11e0-a644-001cc4c03286.html "Parking in Wildwood is like many shore towns: Expensive"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 30, 2011. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://gwcoc.org/general-information/ General Information], Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref> In 2018, Wildwood began offering paid parking on the beach for vehicles with four-wheel drive at Baker Avenue, with space for 1,000 vehicles.<ref>Greenberg, Ted; and Chang, David. [https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Wildwood-Beach-Parking-Lot-Area-New-Jersey-Beaches-New-481546761.html "Wildwood to Open New Beach Parking Lot After two years of planning and weather-related delays, Wildwood is set to open a beach parking area that officials say could easily fit 1,000 cars."], [[WCAU-TV]], May 2, 2018. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] provides bus service to [[Philadelphia]] on the [[313 (New Jersey bus)|313]] and [[315 (New Jersey bus)|315]] routes and to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] on the [[552 (New Jersey bus)|552]] route, with seasonal service to Philadelphia on the [[316 (New Jersey bus)|316]] route, to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] on the [[319 (New Jersey bus)|319]] route, and to [[Rio Grande, New Jersey|Rio Grande]] on the [[510 (New Jersey bus)|510]] route. NJ Transit buses stop at the Wildwood Bus Terminal, which is located on Washington Avenue between Burk Avenue and Davis Avenue.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212315/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesCapemayCountyTo Cape May County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed November 11, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |date=September 29, 2018 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 11, 2013.</ref>

The Great American Trolley Company operated trolley service in Wildwood during the summer months. There were two trolley routes that provided service to the boardwalk at Schellenger Avenue in Wildwood during the evening hours, with one route serving Wildwood and Wildwood Crest daily and the other route serving North Wildwood on Fridays and Saturdays.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wildwoods Boardwalk Trolleys|publisher=Great American Trolley Company|url=http://www.gatrolley.com/h_fm1.htm|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813210430/http://www.gatrolley.com/h_fm1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another trolley route ran from North Wildwood and Wildwood to shopping centers in Rio Grande, operating Mondays through Fridays.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Wildwood-Wildwood Crest-Rio Grande (Walmart)|publisher=Great American Trolley Company|url=http://www.gatrolley.com/h_fm1.htm|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813210430/http://www.gatrolley.com/h_fm1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Great American Trolley Company also ran trolley service to the Irish Fall Festival in North Wildwood, with a route connecting Wildwood Crest and Wildwood to the festival site during the weekend of the festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Irish Fall Festival|publisher=Great American Trolley Company|url=http://www.gatrolley.com/h_fm1.htm|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813210430/http://www.gatrolley.com/h_fm1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Tramcar (Wildwood)|Tramcar]] is a [[trackless train]] service running along the entire length of the Wildwoods boardwalk from Cresse Avenue in Wildwood to 16th Avenue in North Wildwood during the summer season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dowildwood.com/things-to-doo/tram-car/|title=Boardwalk Tram Car – DOOWW|website=dowildwood.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506234225/http://dowildwood.com/things-to-doo/tram-car/|archive-date=May 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>