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==Transportation== ===Roads and highways=== [[File:2020-07-07 17 43 59 View north along the local lanes of Interstate 95 (Bergen-Passaic Expressway) at Exit 71 (Englewood) on the border of Englewood and Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]] northbound at the exit for Englewood]] {{As of|2010|5}}, the city had a total of {{convert|75.06|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|64.30|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|8.39|mi}} by Bergen County, {{convert|1.94|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], and {{convert|0.43|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717070714/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf |date=July 17, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]] is the most prominent highway serving Englewood. It travels through Englewood for {{convert|0.43|mi}} near the city's southern border with [[Leonia, New Jersey|Leonia]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000095__-.pdf#page=37 Interstate 95 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103071536/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000095__-.pdf#page=37 |date=November 3, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], August 2014. Accessed January 28, 2023.</ref> Originally built by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], this section is now owned and operated as part of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]], though it is not tolled. The city is also served by [[New Jersey Route 4|Route 4]],<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000004__-.pdf#page=4 Route 4 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028041629/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000004__-.pdf#page=4 |date=October 28, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed January 28, 2023.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 93|Route 93]],<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000093__-.pdf#page=2 Route 93 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415043511/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000093__-.pdf#page=2 |date=April 15, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2017. Accessed January 28, 2023.</ref> [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|County Route 501]],<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000501__-.pdf#page=11 County Route 501 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129040411/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000501__-.pdf#page=11 |date=January 29, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated November 2012. Accessed January 28, 2023.</ref> and [[County Route 505 (New Jersey)|County Route 505]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000505__-.pdf#page=4 County Route 505 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022215454/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000505__-.pdf#page=4 |date=October 22, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated November 2012. Accessed January 28, 2023.</ref> The northern terminus of Route 93 is at the intersection with Route 4, but the road continues north as CR 501.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Bergen.pdf Bergen County Road Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229005443/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Bergen.pdf |date=December 29, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed January 28, 2023.</ref> [[File:Aerial view above Englewood, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of the George Washington Bridge and Manhattan from above Englewood, New Jersey]] ===Public transportation=== Several [[NJ Transit]] bus lines serve Englewood. The [[166 (New Jersey bus)|166]] provides local and express service to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]]; the [[171 (New Jersey bus)|171]], [[175 (New Jersey bus)|175]], [[178 (New Jersey bus)|178]] and [[186 (New Jersey bus)|186]] provide service to / from the [[George Washington Bridge Bus Station]] in uptown Manhattan; and the [[756 (New Jersey bus)|756]] and [[780 (New Jersey bus)|780]] offer local service.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806135221/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf |date=August 6, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref> [[Rockland Coaches]] provides scheduled service to / from the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Routes 11, 20, and 20T.<ref>[https://web.coachusa.com/rockland/ss.commuter.asp Rockland Coaches: Commuter Routes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143208/https://web.coachusa.com/rockland/ss.commuter.asp |date=October 27, 2018 }}, [[Rockland Coaches]]. Accessed September 16, 2017.</ref> [[Erie Railroad]]'s suburban [[Northern Branch]] (NRRNJ) started passenger service in Englewood in 1859, at various stations including the still extant building at [[Englewood (Erie Railroad station)|Depot Square]]. It originated/terminated at [[Pavonia Terminal]] on the [[North River (Hudson River)|Hudson River]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] and was ended in September 1966 (by which time trains had been redirected to [[Hoboken Terminal]]).<ref>[http://www.northernbranchcorridor.com/docs/Northern%20Branch%20DOCS/Northern%20Branch%20DEIS%20Appendices/Appendix%20H%20-%20Historic.pdf#page=3 Historic Background: History of the Northern Branch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620084023/http://northernbranchcorridor.com/docs/Northern%20Branch%20DOCS/Northern%20Branch%20DEIS%20Appendices/Appendix%20H%20-%20Historic.pdf#page=3 |date=June 20, 2019 }}, Northern Branch DEIS, December 2011. Accessed September 29, 2019. "The rail line now known as the Northern Branch was originally the Northern Railroad of New Jersey and was built in the period from 1854-1859 as the six-foot gauge Northern Railroad of New Jersey (Refer to Figure H-1).... Passenger service on the Northern Branch was terminated on September 30, 1966."</ref> The [[Northern Branch Corridor Project]] is a proposed [[NJ Transit]] (NJT) project to extend the [[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]] along the line providing service to newly built stations along the route.<ref>[http://www.northernbranchcorridor.com/ Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418145544/http://www.northernbranchcorridor.com/ |date=April 18, 2010 }}, Northern Branch Corridor Project. Accessed December 24, 2016.</ref> The line would stop at [[Englewood Route 4 (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)|Englewood Route 4]] and [[Englewood (Erie Railroad station)|Englewood Town Center]] and terminate at [[Englewood Hospital and Medical Center]]. A station stop at Depot Square is the city's much-preferred alternative to NJT's proposed new Englewood Town Center Station to the south.<ref>[http://englewoodone.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Adopted_2014_Master_Plan.pdf#page=97 '' Municipal Master Plan 2014''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112080716/http://englewoodone.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Adopted_2014_Master_Plan.pdf#page=97 |date=January 12, 2017 }}, p. 97, City of Englewood. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Locate Station at Depot Square, convenient to BergenPAC. NJ Transit should improve passenger convenience and station visibility by relocating the proposed new Englewood Town Center Station to the northern side of Palisade Avenue along Depot Square, between Bergen Performing Arts (PAC) and the former rail station. This is the commercial and cultural heart of Englewood as well as the historic location of the passenger rail service. This station stop is the commercial and cultural heart of Englewood as well as the historic location of the passenger rail service. This station stop is the City's much-preferred alternative to the W. Englewood Avenue station assumed in the DEIS."</ref> Englewood Mayor Frank Huttle III worked with [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] Mayor [[Steven Fulop]] to advocate on behalf of the project and obtain the needed state and federal funding needed to proceed with the plan, with Huttle emphasizing the economic benefits from the project and that the city wanted to host the terminus, which would include a parking garage near Englewood Hospital and additional parking near Palisade Avenue in the commercial center of the city.<ref>Rouse, Karen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160921023643/http://www.northjersey.com/news/englewood-mayor-hopes-to-jump-start-bergen-county-light-rail-plan-1.1000203 "Englewood mayor hopes to jump-start Bergen County light rail plan"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 21, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 21, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017.</ref>
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