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===Public transportation=== [[File:8.7.09BerglineAve48STHBLRByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] station on [[Bergenline Avenue (HBLR station)|Bergenline Avenue at 48th Street]]]] The [[Bergenline Avenue (HBLR station)|Bergenline Avenue station]] of the [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] is located at 49th Street near the city line with West New York and North Bergen.<ref name="Hagstrom Map Company, Inc"/><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LightRailStationLookupFrom&selLineCode=HBLR&selStation=38578&x=42&y=14 Bergenline Avenue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915073636/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LightRailStationLookupFrom&selLineCode=HBLR&selStation=38578&x=42&y=14 |date=September 15, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 14, 2014.</ref> [[NJ Transit Bus Operations|New Jersey Transit bus service]] transportation is available to points in [[Hudson County|Hudson]], [[Bergen County|Bergen]], and [[Passaic County|Passaic]] counties and to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]]. Routes which stop in the city are the [[111 (New Jersey bus)|111]], [[121 (New Jersey bus)|121]], [[123 (New Jersey bus)|123]], [[124 (New Jersey bus)|124]], [[125 (New Jersey bus)|125]], [[127 (New Jersey bus)|127]], [[129 (New Jersey bus)|129]], [[154 (New Jersey bus)|154]], [[156 (New Jersey bus)|156]], [[159 (New Jersey bus)|159]], [[144 (New Jersey bus)|144]], [[190 (New Jersey bus)|190]] (and the [[107 (New Jersey bus)|107]], [[108 (New Jersey bus)|108]], [[160 (New Jersey bus)|160]], [[161 (New Jersey bus)|161]], [[163 (New Jersey bus)|163]], [[167 (New Jersey bus)|167]], [[191 (New Jersey bus)|191]], [[192 (New Jersey bus)|192]] by passenger request for travel to the Port Authority Bus Terminal only), and the [[195 (New Jersey bus)|195]] (Saturdays only). The [[George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal]] is served by the [[181 (New Jersey bus)|181]]. [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] can be reached on the [[22 (New Jersey bus)|22]], [[82 (New Jersey bus)|82]], [[83 (New Jersey bus)|83]], [[84 (New Jersey bus)|84]], [[85 (New Jersey bus)|85]], [[86 (New Jersey bus)|86]], [[88 (New Jersey bus)|88]] and [[89 (New Jersey bus)|89]] routes.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416093859/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=April 16, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Transit]]. Accessed August 28, 2017.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212337/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesHudsonCountyTo Hudson County Bus/Rail Connections]}}, [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed August 28, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221513/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf 2018 Hudson County Transit Map], Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref> [[OurBus]] routes link Union City to [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>[https://www.ourbus.com/routes Routes Guide], [[OurBus]]. Accessed February 25, 2022.</ref> Additional public transportation service is augmented by privately operated [[dollar van]]s that link Union City to various points throughout the [[New York metropolitan area]],<ref name=TheNewYorker>Reiss, Aaron. [http://projects.newyorker.com/story/nyc-dollar-vans "New York's Shadow Transit"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924174759/http://projects.newyorker.com/story/nyc-dollar-vans/ |date=September 24, 2015 }}, ''[[The New Yorker]]''. Accessed July 6, 2017.</ref> such as the [[Hudson County Courthouse]], [[Newport Mall]], [[42nd Street (Manhattan)|42nd Street in Manhattan]], and [[Paterson, New Jersey]].<ref>[http://www.hudsontma.org/pdfs/2%20Bus%20Circulation%20Study%20Final%20Report%202007.pdf ''Hudson County Bus Circulation and Infrastructure Study'' (PDF file)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212416/http://www.hudsontma.org/pdfs/2%20Bus%20Circulation%20Study%20Final%20Report%202007.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}, prepared for Hudson County Division of Planning, November 2007. Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed May 6, 2016.</ref> The [[minibus]]es, locally known by their [[Spanish language]] name ''guagua'',<ref>[http://www.hotelplanner.com/Attractions/4228-Things-to-do-in-Secaucus-NJ "Best Things to do in Secaucus NJ New Jersey"]. Hotel Planner. Accessed August 7, 2010</ref> have come subject to greater scrutiny due to alleged safety issues.<ref>Tirella, Tricia. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2010/07/25/fierce-competition-surrounds-jitney-buses-2/ "Fierce competition surrounds jitney buses; Frequent violations may put riders in danger, officials say"], ''The Hudson Reporter'', July 25, 2010. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref><ref>Hague, Jim. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2007/05/22/erratic-driving-lack-of-licensing-prosecutors-office-cracks-down-on-commuter-vans/ "Erratic driving, lack of licensing: Prosecutor's Office cracks down on commuter vans"], ''The Hudson Reporter'', May 22, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060228085917/http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/downloads/masterplan/chapter4x.pdf "Hudson County Master Plan: Chapter IV: Circulation Plan"]}}, HudsonCountyNJ.org. Accessed August 7, 2010</ref> In 2021, Union City was among the municipalities in Hudson County that formally codified regulations governing the use of [[electric bicycle]]s and [[motorized scooter|scooters]].<ref name=2021YearReview/> [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] is located {{convert|12.5|mi|km}} south in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]/[[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]]. [[LaGuardia Airport]] in [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], is {{convert|12.3|mi|km}} away. [[John F. Kennedy Airport]] is also in Queens. The [[Colombia]]n airline [[Avianca]] operates a private bus service from to Union City and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] for passengers on Avianca flights departing from and arriving to JFK.<ref>[http://www.avianca.com/Inicio/Banners/EN/bannerHome2_US "Board in New Jersey and Get off in Latin America"], [[Avianca]]. Accessed January 27, 2009.</ref>
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