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==Transportation== [[File:HBS overcrowd at Hoboken Station jeh.JPG|thumb|left|Hudson Bike Share]] [[File:HobokenTerminalPlatform1.JPG|thumb|The trackage of Hoboken Terminal]] Hoboken has the highest [[public transportation]] use of any city in the United States, with 56% of working residents using public transportation for commuting purposes each day.<ref>Vardi, Nathan. [https://blogs.forbes.com/nathanvardi/2011/08/01/americas-top-public-transportation-cities/ "America's Top Public Transportation Cities"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619021212/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2011/08/01/americas-top-public-transportation-cities/ |date=June 19, 2022 }}, ''[[Forbes]]'', August 1, 2011. Accessed May 31, 2015. "In fact, their use of public transportation is higher than any other city in the nation. An estimated 56% of Hoboken's working men and women commute each day by public transportation."</ref> [[Hoboken Terminal]], located at the city's southeastern corner, is a [[National Historic Landmark|national historic landmark]] originally built in 1907 by the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]].<ref>[[James Barron (journalist)|Barron, James]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/nyregion/hoboken-terminal-with-flair-and-grandeur-is-a-survivor.html "Hoboken Terminal, With Flair and Grandeur, Is a Survivor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614172428/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/nyregion/hoboken-terminal-with-flair-and-grandeur-is-a-survivor.html |date=June 14, 2018 }}. ''[[The New York Times]]''. September 30, 2016. Accessed June 14, 2018.</ref> The terminal is the origination/destination point for several modes of transportation and an important hub within the NY/NJ metropolitan region's public transit system.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} The number of residents parking on Hoboken streets decreased from 2010 to 2015.<ref>Davis, Carlo. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/26573157/article-Six-methods-of-car-sharing-in-Hoboken--Residential-permits-are-down-as-drivers-find-alternatives--?instance=hoboken_lead_story "Six methods of car-sharing in Hoboken; Residential permits are down as drivers find alternatives"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024902/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/26573157/article-Six-methods-of-car-sharing-in-Hoboken--Residential-permits-are-down-as-drivers-find-alternatives--?instance=hoboken_lead_story |date=November 17, 2015 }}. ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]''. April 12, 2015. Accessed June 2, 2016.</ref> Hudson Bike Share, a [[bicycle sharing system]] operated by [[nextbike]], opened<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2016/03/bike-share_flap_pits_jersey_city_against_hoboken.html |title=Bike-share spat pits Jersey City against Hoboken |publisher=[[NJ.com]] |author=McDonald, Terrence |date=March 28, 2016 |accessdate=November 3, 2021 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108135513/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2016/03/bike-share_flap_pits_jersey_city_against_hoboken.html}}</ref> in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://njbikeped.org/jerseybike-to-exit-hudson-county-citibike-expands-into-hoboken/ |author=Dennis, Deja |title=JerseyBike to exit Hudson County; Citibike expands into Hoboken |publisher=NJ Bicycle & Pedestrian Resource Center |date=August 17, 2020 |accessdate=November 3, 2021 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925153018/http://njbikeped.org/jerseybike-to-exit-hudson-county-citibike-expands-into-hoboken/}}</ref> Amid conflicts with Jersey City, which used [[Citi Bike]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/03/30/hoboken-jersey-city-bike-share/ |title=Officials In Hoboken, Jersey City At Odds Over Coordinating Bike Share Programs |author=Baker, Meg |publisher=[[CBS News]]/[[WLNY 10.55 New York]] |date=March 30, 2016 |accessdate=November 3, 2021 |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403062016/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/03/30/hoboken-jersey-city-bike-share/}}</ref> Hoboken ceased using Hudson Bike Share in May 2021, and adopted Citi Bike itself, thus connecting the town's bicycle sharing network with the ones already operating in Jersey City and New York City.<ref>{{cite web |author=Baer, Marilyn |url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/05/13/hoboken-and-jersey-city-launch-unified-bike-share-system/ |title=Hoboken and Jersey City launch unified bike share system |newspaper=[[The Hudson Reporter]] |date=May 13, 2021 |accessdate=November 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513235425/https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/05/13/hoboken-and-jersey-city-launch-unified-bike-share-system/}}</ref> === Pedestrian safety === In the late 2010s, Hoboken implemented a number of improvements to make certain intersections and roads safer. These include giving pedestrians lead time before turning traffic lights green; installing vertical delineator post or a flexible bollard to prevent cars from parking within 25 feet of intersections, thus improving sightlines for motorists in order to allow them to avoid cyclists, pedestrians, and other cars. By 2022, the city had not seen a traffic death in four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/25/1119110757/traffic-deaths-car-accident-hoboken-new-jersey-vision-zero|publisher=[[NPR]]|title=A New Jersey city achieved 0 traffic deaths in 4 years with quick, high impact ideas|author=Lim, Megan|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=November 11, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220826005517/https://www.npr.org/2022/08/25/1119110757/traffic-deaths-car-accident-hoboken-new-jersey-vision-zero}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEYedVefuTU|publisher=[[Bloomberg Originals]]|via=[[YouTube]]|title=How to Keep Pedestrians Safe? Ask Hoboken.|author=Cavataro, Ryan; Paglia, Madison|language=en-US|url-status=bot: unknown|date=November 20, 2023|access-date=November 11, 2023|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120193239/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEYedVefuTU}}</ref> ===Rail=== [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]], [[Bergen County Line]], [[Pascack Valley Line]], [[Montclair-Boonton Line]], [[Morris and Essex Lines]] and [[Meadowlands Rail Line]] terminate at the Hoboken Terminal.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=1786 Hoboken Ferry Terminal restoration to begin: Original ferry slips will be returned to passenger service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019074623/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=1786 |date=October 19, 2011 }}, [[NJ Transit]], April 29, 2005. Accessed November 27, 2011.</ref> The [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]], another NJ Transit subsidiary, has three stations in Hoboken–Hoboken Terminal, [[2nd Street (HBLR station)|2nd Street]] and [[9th Street-Congress Street (HBLR station)|9th Street-Congress Street]].<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/LightRail/sf_lr_hblr_map.pdf Hudson-Bergen Light Rail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213021913/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/LightRail/sf_lr_hblr_map.pdf |date=December 13, 2018 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed June 14, 2018.</ref> [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]], a 24-hour subway system operated by the Port Authority, operates from Hoboken Terminal to [[33rd Street (PATH station)|33rd Street Manhattan]], [[World Trade Center (PATH station)|World Trade Center]], and [[Journal Square Transportation Center|Journal Square]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090720215413/http://www.panynj.gov/path/hoboken-station.html Hoboken Station], [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]. Accessed June 14, 2018.</ref> ===Water=== [[NY Waterway]] ferry service makes [[North River (Hudson River)|Hudson River]] crossings from Hoboken Terminal and [[14th Street (Hoboken)|14th Street]] to [[Battery Park City Ferry Terminal]], [[Wall Street|Wall Street-Pier 11]] and the [[West Midtown Ferry Terminal]] in [[Manhattan]].<ref>[http://www.nywaterway.com/HobokenNJTransitTerminalTerminal.aspx Hoboken / NJ Transit Terminal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423212343/http://www.nywaterway.com/HobokenNJTransitTerminalTerminal.aspx |date=April 23, 2012 }}, [[NY Waterway]]. Accessed April 16, 2012.</ref> ===Surface=== [[File:8.8.09ViaductCompByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|left|Pre-renovation shot taken in 2009 of the [[14th Street (Hoboken)|14th Street and Wing Viaducts]], which connect Hoboken, [[Jersey City Heights]] and [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson]]]] New Jersey Transit buses [[22 (New Jersey bus)|22]], [[22 (New Jersey bus)|22X]], [[23 (New Jersey bus)|23]], [[64 (New Jersey bus)|64]], [[68 (New Jersey bus)|68]], [[85 (New Jersey bus)|85]], [[87 (New Jersey bus)|87]], [[89 (New Jersey bus)|89]], and [[126 (New Jersey bus)|126]] terminate at [[Hudson Place (Hoboken)|Hudson Place/Hoboken Terminal]].<ref name=NJTransit>[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 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 5, 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221515/https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref> [[Academy Bus Lines]] has a garage in Hoboken, operating most of their [[New York City|NYC]] services from there.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} Taxi service is available for a flat fare within city limits and negotiated fare for other destinations. [[Zipcar]] is located downtown at the Center Parking Garage on Park Avenue, between Newark Street and Observer Highway.<ref name=Zipcar>[http://zipcar.co.uk/nyc/car-location?location_id=9778266 Zipcar Car Location 77 Park Av/Hoboken NJ] {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20110427192206/http://zipcar.co.uk/nyc/car-location?location_id=9778266 |date=April 27, 2011 }}. [[Zipcar]]. Accessed November 19, 2008.</ref> ===Roads and highways=== [[File:2018-09-12 13 38 24 View east along Hudson County Route 670 (14th Street Viaduct) between Hudson County Route 683 (South Wing Viaduct) and Willow Avenue in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|View east along the 14th Street Viaduct entering Hoboken]] {{As of|2010|5}}, the city had a total of {{cvt|31.79|mi}} of roadways, of which {{cvt|26.71|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{cvt|5.08|mi}} by Hudson County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812201741/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf |date=August 12, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref> The [[14th Street (Hoboken)|14th Street Viaduct]] connects Hoboken to [[Paterson Plank Road]] in [[The Heights, Jersey City|Jersey City Heights]]. Two highway tunnels that connect New Jersey to New York are located close to Hoboken. The [[Lincoln Tunnel]] is north of the city in [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]]. The [[Holland Tunnel]] is south of the city in downtown Jersey City.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hudson.pdf Hudson County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> ===Air=== Hoboken has no airports. Airports which serve Hoboken are operated by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. These airports are [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], [[LaGuardia Airport]] and [[John F. Kennedy Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nearby Airports |url=https://www.stevens.edu/visit/nearby-airports |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}</ref> {{Clear}}
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