Editing Hudson County, New Jersey (section)

== Transportation ==
The confluence of roads and railways of the [[Northeastern United States#The Northeast as a megalopolis|Northeastern U.S.]] megalopolis and [[Northeast Corridor]] passing through Hudson County make it one of the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]'s major transportation crossroads and provide access to an extensive network of interstate highways, state freeways and toll roads, and vehicular water crossings. Many long-distance trains and buses pass through the county, though [[Amtrak]] and the major national bus companies – [[Greyhound Lines]] and [[Trailways Transportation System|Trailways]] – do not provide service within it. There are many local, intrastate, and Manhattan-bound bus routes, an expanding light rail system, ferries traversing the Hudson, and commuter trains to [[North Jersey]], the [[Jersey Shore]], and [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]. Much of the rail, surface transit, and ferry system is oriented to commuters traveling to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], lower and midtown [[Manhattan]], and the Hudson Waterfront. Public transportation is operated by a variety of public and private corporations, notably [[NJ Transit]], the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]], and [[NY Waterway]], each of which charge customers separately for their service. Hudson is the only county in New Jersey where more residents (127,708) used public transportation than drove (124,772).<ref>Higgs, Larry. [http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/12/nj_commutes_are_the_worst_and_get_worse_census_survey_says.html#incart_m-rpt-1 N.J. commutes are the worst and getting worse, Census survey says"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 4, 2014. Accessed December 13, 2014.</ref>

===Hubs===
[[Hoboken Terminal]], [[Bergenline Avenue]] at [[Hackensack Plank Road|32nd Street]], [[Bergenline Avenue (HBLR station)|48th Street]], and [[Nungessers]] in [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson]], and [[Journal Square Transportation Center]] and [[Exchange Place, Jersey City|Exchange Place]] in Jersey City are major public [[Transport hub|transportation hubs]]. The [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], the [[World Trade Center (PATH station)|World Trade Center]] in Lower Manhattan, and [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] also play important roles within the county's transportation network. [[Secaucus Junction]] provides access to eight commuter rail lines.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=38174 Secaucus Junction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009103651/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=38174 |date=October 9, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 13, 2014.</ref>

===Rail===
[[File:8.7.09BerglineAve48STHBLRByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Bergenline Avenue (HBLR station)|Bergenline Station]] at 49th Street between [[Bergenline Avenue]] and [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|Kennedy Boulevard]] at the border of [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]], [[West New York, New Jersey|West New York]] and [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]]]]

* [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] serves [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], and [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson]] at the [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]] waterfront, [[Bergenline Avenue (HBLR station)|Bergenline Avenue]] and [[Tonnelle Avenue (HBLR station)|Tonnelle Avenue]].<ref name="HBLR/Meadowlands Rail map">{{Cite web |url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/LightRail/sf_lr_hblr_map.pdf |title=HBLR/Meadowlands Rail map |access-date=January 8, 2010 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605094039/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/LightRail/sf_lr_hblr_map.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[NJ Transit]] '''Hoboken Division''': [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]] (to Suffern, and in partnership with [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA]]/[[Metro-North]], express service to Port Jervis), [[Bergen County Line]], and jointly with [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA]]/[[Metro-North]], [[Pascack Valley Line]], all via [[Secaucus Junction]]; [[Montclair-Boonton Line]] and [[Morris and Essex Lines]]; [[North Jersey Coast Line]] (limited service as [[Waterfront Connection]]); [[Raritan Valley Line]] (limited service), and [[Meadowlands Rail Line]]<ref name="HBLR/Meadowlands Rail map"/>

[[Image:Jersey-city-exchange-place-platform.jpg|thumb|[[Exchange Place station (PATH)|Exchange Place]] [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]] station, in the [[Paulus Hook]] neighborhood of Jersey City]]

* [[NJ Transit]] '''Newark Division''': [[Northeast Corridor Line]] and [[North Jersey Coast Line]] can be reached via Secaucus Junction or [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]]
* [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] is a 24-hour [[rapid transit|subway]] mass transit system serving [[Newark Penn Station]], Harrison, [[Journal Square]], [[Downtown Jersey City]], [[Hoboken Terminal]], midtown Manhattan (33rd) (along 6th Ave to [[Herald Square]]/[[New York Penn Station]]), and [[World Trade Center (PATH station)|World Trade Center]].

===Bus===
[[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (100-199)|NJ Transit bus routes 120 -129]] provide service within Hudson and to Manhattan. [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (1-99)|NJ Transit bus routes 1-89]] provide service within the county and to points in [[North Jersey]]. Additionally, private bus companies, some of which operate [[dollar van]]s (''mini-buses'' or ''carritos'') augment the state agency's surface transport.

===Water===
[[Image:CRRNJ Terminal, Liberty State Park, Jersey City NJ.jpg|thumb|CRRNJ Terminal in [[Liberty State Park]], with ferry slips in foreground]]

Located at the heart of the [[Port of New York and New Jersey]], Hudson County has since the 1980s seen the restoration of its [[List of ferries across the Hudson River to New York City|once extensive ferry system]].
* [[NY Waterway]] operates ferry service from [[Weehawken Port Imperial]], [[Hoboken Terminal]], and [[Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal]] as well as other [[ferry slip]]s along the [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]] to [[West Midtown Ferry Terminal]], [[Battery Park City Ferry Terminal]] and [[Pier 11/Wall Street]] in Manhattan, and to the [[Raritan Bayshore]]
* [[Liberty Water Taxi]] provides service on one route between [[Liberty State Park]], [[Paulus Hook]], and Battery Park City.
* [[Statue Cruises]] provides service to [[Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island|Ellis Island and Liberty Island]]<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/ferry-system-map.htm Ellis Island and Liberty Island Ferry Map]</ref><ref>[http://www.statuecruises.com/ferry-service/welcome.aspx Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901190703/http://www.statuecruises.com/ferry-service/welcome.aspx |date=September 1, 2010 }} information at Star Cruises; Accessed August 31, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.statuecruises.com/schedule.aspx Ferry Schedules - Battery Park Ferry & Liberty State Park Ferry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217195421/http://www.statuecruises.com/schedule.aspx |date=December 17, 2014 }}, Statue Cruises. Accessed December 13, 2014.</ref>
* [[Cape Liberty Cruise Port]] in Bayonne is one of three passenger terminals in the [[Port of New York and New Jersey|port]].<ref>[http://www.panynj.gov/commuting-traveling/passenger-cruise-ships.html Passenger Cruise Ships], [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref>
* [[Port Jersey]] is one of four [[container shipping]] terminals in the [[Port of New York and New Jersey|port]].<ref>[http://www.panynj.gov/port/about-port.html About the Port], [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. Accessed October 4, 2013.</ref>

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010}}, the county had a total of {{convert|616.81|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|515.38|mi}} are maintained by the local municipality, {{convert|47.31|mi}} by Hudson County, {{convert|33.23|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], {{convert|17.90|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] and {{convert|3.37|mi}} by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2019. Accessed December 25, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000078__-.pdf Interstate 78 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2016. Accessed December 25, 2020</ref>

Major highways include New Jersey Routes [[New Jersey Route 3|3]], [[New Jersey Route 7|7]], [[New Jersey Route 139|139]], [[New Jersey Route 185|185]], [[New Jersey Route 440|440]], [[New Jersey Route 495|495]], Interstates [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|78]], [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|95]], and [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|280]], and U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 1/9|1/9]] and [[U.S. Route 1/9 Truck|1/9 Truck]], as well as the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] and the [[Pulaski Skyway]]. Automobile access to [[New York City]] is available through the [[Lincoln Tunnel]] (via [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]] to [[Midtown Manhattan]]) and the [[Holland Tunnel]] (via Jersey City to [[Lower Manhattan]]), and over the [[Bayonne Bridge]] to [[Staten Island]]. [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|County Route 501]] runs the length of Hudson as Kennedy Boulevard.

In 2013, two main thoroughfares in Hudson County, [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|Kennedy Boulevard]] and [[U.S. Route 1/9]], were included among the Tri-State Transportation Campaign's list of the top ten most dangerous roads for pedestrians in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Kennedy Boulevard was ranked #6 for the six pedestrian fatalities that occurred on it from 2009 to 2011, while Route 1/9 was tied for the #10 place on the list for the five pedestrian deaths during the same period. Route 1/9 is monitored by [[New Jersey State Police|state police]], while Kennedy Boulevard is patrolled by the Hudson County Sheriff's Office and the respective municipalities through which that road runs. In total, 37 pedestrians – 12 in 2009, 14 in 2010 and 11 in 2011 – were killed on Hudson County roads. According to state police statistics there were nine pedestrian fatalities in the county in 2012, which was not included in the study. From 2010 through 2012, 25 people were killed each year in Hudson County motor vehicle accidents.<ref>Zeitlinger, Ron; Machcinski, Anthony J. (March 1, 2013). "6th and 10th Most Fatalities". ''[[The Jersey Journal]]''. p. 5.</ref>

===Air===
Most airports which serve Hudson County are operated by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].

* [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] (EWR), {{convert|12.8|mi|km}} away in Newark, is the closest airport with scheduled passenger service.
* [[LaGuardia Airport]] (LGA) is {{convert|12.8|mi|km}} away in [[Flushing, Queens]].
* [[John F. Kennedy Airport]] (JFK) is {{convert|19|mi|km}} away on [[Jamaica Bay]] in [[Queens]].
* [[Teterboro Airport]], in the [[Hackensack Meadowlands]], serves private and corporate planes.
* [[Essex County Airport]], in [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield]], is a general aviation airport serving the region.