Editing Jersey City, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:PATH PA-5.jpg|thumb|[[PATH (rail system)|PATH]] train departing the [[Journal Square Transportation Center]]]]
Of all Jersey City commuters, 8.17% walk to work, and 46.62% take [[public transit]].<ref name=CarFree>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071013104948/http://bikesatwork.com/carfree/census-lookup.php?state_select=ALL_STATES&lower_pop=50000&upper_pop=250000&sort_num=3&show_rows=25&first_row=0 Most Public Transit Commuters in Cities with 50,000 to 250,000 Residents], Cars At Work, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 13, 2007. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref> This is the second highest percentage of [[List of U.S. cities with high transit ridership|public transit riders]] of any city with a population of 100,000+ in the United States, behind only New York City and ahead of [[Washington, D.C.]] 40.67% of Jersey City households do not own an automobile, the second-highest of all cities in the United States with 50,000 to 250,000 residents.<ref name=CarFree/>

===Air===
{{further|Aviation in the New York metropolitan area}}
* Newport Helistop Heliport, on the Sixth Street Pier at the [[Hudson River]] in [[Newport, Jersey City|Newport]]<ref>[https://skyvector.com/airport/91NJ/Newport-Helistop-Heliport Newport Helistop Heliport ], SkyVector. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newporthelistop.com/|title=Newport Helistop|website=newporthelistop|access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>

===Mass transit===
====Rail====
[[File:Hudson bergen exchange place.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail|Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]]]]
* [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]]: One of the most popular forms of transportation in the city. Of the 24 HBLR stations that connect its three terminus points, 13 are located in Jersey City.<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/LightRail/sf_lr_hblr_map.pdf Hudson-Bergen Light Rail System Map] {{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 1, 2015.</ref>
* [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]: 24-hour [[rapid transit]] system with four stations in Jersey City: [[Exchange Place (PATH)|Exchange Place]], [[Newport (PATH station)|Newport]], [[Grove Street (PATH)|Grove Street]], and [[Journal Square (PATH)|Journal Square]]. Service goes to [[Hoboken Terminal]] in Hoboken, [[33rd Street station (PATH)|33rd Street station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], [[World Trade Center (PATH station)|World Trade Center]] in [[Lower Manhattan]], and [[Newark Penn Station]] in Newark.<ref>[http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps-schedules.html Maps & Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203072937/http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps-schedules.html |date=December 3, 2012 }}, [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref> At the last station, inter-state [[Amtrak]] connections can be made.
* [[Hoboken Terminal]], straddling the city's northeast corner: [[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 [[Pascack Valley Line]], all via [[Secaucus Junction]] (where transfer is possible to [[Northeast Corridor Line]]); [[Montclair-Boonton Line]] and [[Morris and Essex Lines]] (both via Newark [[Newark Broad Street station|Broad Street Station]]); [[North Jersey Coast Line]] (limited service as [[Waterfront Connection]] via [[Newark Penn Station]] to Long Branch and Bay Head); [[Raritan Valley Line]] (limited service via Newark Penn).<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=63 Hoboken] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113030723/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=63 |date=January 13, 2016 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref>

====Bus====
The [[Journal Square Transportation Center]], [[Exchange Place (PATH station)|Exchange Place]] and [[Hoboken Terminal]] are major origination/destination points for buses. Service is available to numerous points in Jersey City, Hudson County, and some suburban areas as well as to Newark on the [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (1-99)|1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 22, 23, 64, 67, 68, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88]], [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (100-199)|119, 123, 125, 126]], [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (300-399)|319]] lines.<ref>[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 25, 2009. Accessed September 5, 2011.</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>

Also serving Jersey City are various lines operated by [[Academy Bus]]. Increased use of jitneys, locally known as [[Dollar vans in the New York metropolitan area|dollar vans]], has greatly affected travel patterns in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]], leading to decreased bus ridership on traditional bus lines. After studies examining existing systems and changes in public transportation usage patterns it was determined that a [[Journal Square-Bayonne BRT|Journal Square-Bayonne bus rapid transit system]] should be investigated. In 2012, the Board of Chosen Freeholders authorized the identification of possible BRT corridors.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103556/http://www.njtpa.org/Planning/Regional-Studies/Recently-Completed-Studies/Hudson-County-Jitney-Study/HudsonCountyJitneyStudy.aspx Hudson County Jitney Study], [[North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 18, 2015. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130115201222/http://www.njtpa.org/plan/Studies/documents/HudsonCountyBusCirculationStudyFinalReport2007.pdf ''Hudson County Bus Circulation and Infrastructure Study''], [[North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of January 15, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtpa.org/Planning/Regional-Programs/Studies/Completed/2009/Jersey-City-Bus-Study.aspx Jersey City Bus Study], [[North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority]]. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref><ref name="JCBaynne">{{cite web|title=Jersey City/Journal Square/Bayonne Bus Rapid Transit Study|url=http://www.njtpa.org/plan/subregion/subregional_studies/documents/FY2012_UPWP_VolumeIII_SSP.pdf|access-date=April 20, 2012|work=NJTPA FY 2012–2013 Subregional Studies Program Proposal|publisher=NJTPA}}{{dead link|date=November 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>Hack, Charles. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/01/hudson_freeholders_to_study_bu.html "Hudson freeholders to study express bus service between Jersey City and Bayonne"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', January 25, 2012. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref>

[[A&C Bus Corporation]], an independent [[bus company]] established in 1927 and headquartered in Jersey City had operated the 30, 31, 32 and 33 bus routes, using a fleet of buses leased from [[NJ Transit]]. In July 2023, A&C announced that it would discontinue operations.<ref>Sussman, Spencer. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/07/end-of-the-line-nearly-century-old-jersey-city-bus-company-shutting-down.html "End of the line: Nearly century-old Jersey City bus company shutting down"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', July 25, 2023. Accessed December 8, 2023. "The independent Jersey City bus company was founded in 1927 and is known for its distinctive solid red line across the side of the bus.... A&C currently operates four bus routes in Jersey City: the No. 30 from Society Hill to Journal Square, the No. 31 from Danforth Avenue to the Newport Mall, the No. 32 from Journal Square to the Hudson Mall, and the No. 33 from 53rd street in Bayonne to Journal Square."</ref> In October 2023, the four routes that had been operated by A&C were taken over by [[NJ Transit bus operations]].<ref>Sussman, Spencer. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/07/jersey-city-bus-company-to-close-on-halloween-giving-officials-3-months-to-find-new-option-for-riders.html "Jersey City bus company to close on Halloween, giving officials 3 months to find new option for riders"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', July 27, 2023. Accessed December 8, 2023. "The independent Jersey City bus service will cease operations on its four Jersey City and Bayonne bus routes Oct. 31, The Jersey Journal has learned."</ref>

Since 2016, two Taiwanese airlines, [[China Airlines]] and [[EVA Air]], have provided private bus services to and from [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in New York City for customers based in New Jersey. These bus services stop in Jersey City.<ref>"[http://www.evaair.com/en-us/check-in-baggage-and-airports/shuttle-bus-service/free-shuttle-service-to-connect-pa-and-nj/ Service to Connect PA & NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319044102/http://www.evaair.com/en-us/check-in-baggage-and-airports/shuttle-bus-service/free-shuttle-service-to-connect-pa-and-nj/ |date=March 19, 2016 }}." [[EVA Air]]. Accessed February 29, 2016.</ref><ref>"[http://www.china-airlines.com/en/promotion/b7052507-c51b-4049-93f8-e5457e9e05d7.html Free Shuttle Service To/From JFK Airport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306024440/http://www.china-airlines.com/en/promotion/b7052507-c51b-4049-93f8-e5457e9e05d7.html|date=March 6, 2016}}." [[China Airlines]]. September 15, 2015. Accessed February 29, 2016.</ref>

==== Via on-demand public transit ====
In February 2020, the city launched its on-demand transit system in partnership with [[Via Transportation]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Scalcione, Kimberly|title=JC + Via: NJ's 1st On-Demand Public Bus Service|url=https://jerseycitynj.gov/news/pressreleases2020/jcvialaunchnjs1stondemandpublicbusservice|date=2020|access-date=January 20, 2021|publisher=The City of Jersey City|language=en-US|archive-date=September 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916231142/https://jerseycitynj.gov/news/pressreleases2020/jcvialaunchnjs1stondemandpublicbusservice}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=September 20, 2019|title=Jersey City to partner with Via for on-demand bus service|url=https://newjersey.news12.com/jersey-city-to-partner-with-via-for-ondemand-bus-service-41074963|access-date=2022-01-20|website=[[News 12 New Jersey]]}}</ref> The city-run [[microtransit]] service, Via Jersey City, complements and extends the existing public transit networks, providing better connections between residential neighborhoods, business districts, government facilities, [[PATH (rail system)|PATH stations]], and ferry and light rail stops in the north and south regions of the city.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-02-25|title=Jersey City and Via Launch First On-Demand Public Bus Service in the State|url=https://ridewithvia.com/news/jersey-city-and-via-launch-first-on-demand-public-bus-service-in-the-state/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Via Transportation|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/alt-mobility/shared-mobility/car-sharing/article/21231115/via-jersey-city-success-story|access-date=2022-01-20|website=www.masstransitmag.com|date=August 17, 2021 }}</ref> Commuters can use the Via app to book an on-demand ride from their smartphone. As of March 2021, Via Jersey City was expanding to provide a weekend service.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ron|last=Zeitlinger|date=2021-03-04|title=Via so popular that Jersey City is expanding service to weekends, mayor says|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/03/via-so-popular-jersey-city-is-expanding-service-to-weekends-mayor-says.html|access-date=2022-01-20|website=nj|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mayor Expansion On-Demand City Subsidized Transportation|url=https://jerseycitynj.gov/news/pressreleases2021/mayorexpansionondemandcitysubsidizedtransportation|access-date=2022-01-20|website=jerseycitynj.gov|language=en-US}}</ref>

====Water====
*[[NY Waterway]] [[ferry|ferries]] operate between [[Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal]], Liberty Harbor and [[Port Liberté]], Jersey City to Manhattan at [[Battery Park City Ferry Terminal]], [[Pier 11/Wall Street]], and [[West Midtown Ferry Terminal]], where free transfer is available to a variety of "loop" buses.<ref>[http://www.nywaterway.com/ferryroutesschedules.aspx Fares, Routes & Schedules], [[NY Waterway]]. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref>
*[[Statue Cruises]] provides service to and between [[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 Ferry System Map], [[National Park Service]]. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.statuecruises.com/about-statue-cruises About], [[Statue Cruises]]. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref>
*[[Liberty Landing Ferry]] operates ferries between Liberty Landing Marina, [[Liberty Harbor|Warren Street]] and the [[Battery Park City Ferry Terminal]] at [[Brookfield Place (New York City)]].<ref>[http://www.libertylandingferry.com/littlelady-stops.aspx Route], Liberty Landing Ferry. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref>

===Road===
[[File:2018-07-08 08 23 07 View west along Interstate 78 (New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension) just east of Exit 14B (Jersey City, Liberty State Park) in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|I-78, the New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension, westbound at Exit 14B in Jersey City]]
[[File:Holland Tunnel Entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to the [[Holland Tunnel]], which carries high amounts of vehicular traffic from New Jersey to [[Lower Manhattan]]]]
{{further|List of bridges, tunnels, and cuts in Hudson County, New Jersey}}

{{As of|2010|5}}, the city had a total of {{convert|218.57|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|189.88|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|10.34|mi}} by Hudson County and {{convert|12.23|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], {{convert|1.09|mi}} by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] and {{convert|5.03|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<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 January 3, 2021.</ref>

* [[Holland Tunnel]]: From Boyle Plaza in [[Downtown Jersey City]] to its eastern terminus at [[Canal Street (Manhattan)|Canal Street]] in [[Manhattan]] (carries [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]] and [[New Jersey Route 139|Route 139]]).
* [[Highway]]s include the [[New Jersey Turnpike|New Jersey Turnpike Extension]] (Interstate 78); the [[Pulaski Skyway]] ([[U.S. Route 1/9]]), [[New Jersey Route 7|Route 7]], Route 139, [[New Jersey Route 185|Route 185]] and [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]].
* [[Bridge]]s include the [[Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge]] from [[South Kearny]] to the [[West Side, Jersey City|West Side]] of Jersey City (carries [[U.S. Route 1/9 Truck]]) and the [[Wittpenn Bridge]] from Kearny to Jersey City (carries Route 7).

===Bike===
[[File:Lincoln Pk ECGW ribbon cutting jeh.jpg|thumb|East Coast Greenway dedication ceremony]]
A part of the [[East Coast Greenway]], a planned unbroken bike route from Maine to the Florida Keys, will travel through the city. In June 2012, part of the route was officially designated in [[Lincoln Park (Jersey City)|Lincoln Park]] and over the [[Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge]].<ref>Haddon, Heather. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304451104577392253494930254 "Greenway Clears Gritty Hurdle"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', May 12, 2012. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref><ref>Reyes, Daniel. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/06/new_bike_path_connects_jersey.html "New Bike Path Connects Jersey City and Newark"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', June 22, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref> Both the [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]] and [[Hackensack RiverWalk]] are bicycle friendly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.EasyRidersJC.com |title=Easy Riders JC |publisher=Easy Riders JC|access-date=June 10, 2010}}</ref>

In April 2012, the city initiated the Morris Canal Greenway Plan to investigate the establishment of a [[Greenway (landscape)|greenway]], including a [[bicycle path]], that would follow the route of the [[Morris Canal]] to the greatest extent possible.<ref>{{cite news|last = Wright|first = E. Assata|title = Advancing the Morris Canal Greenway|newspaper = Hudson Reporter|date = May 28, 2013|url = http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/22706010/article-Advancing-the-Morris-Canal-Greenway-City-seeks-input--greater-community-support-for-8-mile-bike-route--?instance=news_special_coverage_right_column|access-date = July 8, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219093413/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/22706010/article-Advancing-the-Morris-Canal-Greenway-City-seeks-input--greater-community-support-for-8-mile-bike-route--?instance=news_special_coverage_right_column|archive-date = December 19, 2013|url-status = dead|df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Morris Canal Greenway Plan | url = http://jcmcgreenway.org | access-date = December 7, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130421102916/http://jcmcgreenway.org/ | archive-date = April 21, 2013 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Technical Memorandum 1: Data Findings, Opportunities & Constraints Mapping | work = City of Jersey City Morris Canal Greenway Plan | publisher = RBA Group | date = July 16, 2012 | url = http://morriscanaljc.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jc-morriscanal-techmemo1_final.pdf | access-date = June 21, 2013}}</ref> In the same month, the city established bikes lanes along the length Grove Street, originally meant to temporary. In December 2012, the city announced that Grove Street lanes would become permanent and that it would add an additional {{convert|54|mi}} of both dedicated and shared bike lanes.<ref>Nathan, Sarah. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2012/12/mayor_healy_announces_jersey_c.html "Move over, drivers: Jersey City plans to add 54 miles of bike lanes"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', December 7, 2012, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref>

''The Harbor Ring'' is an initiative to create a 50-mile bike route along the [[North River (Hudson River)|Lower Hudson River]], [[Upper New York Bay]], and [[Kill van Kull]] that would incorporate bike paths in the city.<ref>Cruz, Vera. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2013/02/24/new-york-harbor-and-new-jersey-meet/ "New York Harbor and New Jersey meet Bike and pedestrian route planned to encourage recreation and transportation"], ''[[Hudson Reporter]]'', February 24, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The Harbor Ring | publisher = Transportation Alternatives | url = http://harborring.org | access-date = March 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>Goodyear, Sarah. [https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2012/10/could-you-one-day-ride-your-bike-all-way-around-new-york-harbor/3558/ "Could You One Day Ride Your Bike All the Way Around New York Harbor?"], Citylab, October 12, 2012. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref>

In 2013, the city simplified the application and reduced the cost for business and residences to install [[Bicycle stand|bike racks]] as well as making them obligatory for certain new construction projects.<ref>Copeland, Denise. [http://blog.nj.com/nj_off-road_biking/2013/03/two_major_new_bike_initiatives_to_enhance_jersey_citys_bike_infrastructure.html "Two major new bike initiatives to enhance Jersey City's bike infrastructure"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', March 19, 2013, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref>

Also in 2013, Hudson County had initiated exploration of a [[bike-share]] program.<ref>{{cite web | title = Exploration of Public Bike Share Program in Hudson County | publisher = Together North Jersey | url = http://togethernorthjersey.com/portfolio/exploration-of-a-public-bike-share-program-in-hudson-county/ | access-date = May 10, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken intended to operate the program starting in 2014<ref>Brenzel, Kathryn. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2013/12/hoboken_teams_up_with_jersey_city_and_weehawken_for_solar-powered_bike_share_program.html "Ready to roll: Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken plan regional bike-sharing program"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'' December 17, 2013, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref> but delayed the launch due to lack of sponsorship. The revamped program officially launched on September 21, 2015, as [[Citi Bike]] with membership working in Jersey City and New York City.<ref>Tangel, Andrew. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-jersey-bike-sharing-program-faces-delays-1403313409?KEYWORDS=bike+share "North Jersey Bike-Sharing Program Faces Delays; Program Won't Roll Out for at Least Several Months in Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', June 20, 2014. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref> On May 3, 2021, Citi Bike eventually expanded to neighboring Hoboken with 15 stations and about 200 bikes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gothamist.com/news/citi-bike-expands-hoboken|title=Citi Bike Is Expanding To Hoboken In May|website=Gothamist.com|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>

===Modal characteristics===
Jersey City has a high percentage of residents who commute without a car. In 2015, 40.1 percent of city Jersey City households were without a car, which decreased to 37.1 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Jersey City averaged 0.85 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.<ref>[https://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map], Governing. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref>