Future of JC transportation

Submitted by Maleficent-Baby-1926 t3_11gra8l in jerseycity

welcome all ideas and theories for JC transportation in the future. as the city grows, how should the city think about public transportation? more bus lines? lightrail expansions? better connections to NYC? does any of this seem likely? are we doomed to be in a congested city ?

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EntrepreneurNo8715 t1_japx16t wrote

Rapid bus lines.

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moobycow t1_javwi9o wrote

It is extraordinarily difficult to figure out the bus routes in JC (or an NJ Transit route).

Anyway, a dedicated bus lane or two would be amazing.

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PsychologicalAd1153 t1_japya9p wrote

Install card chip readers instead of swiping cards in those ticket machines at PATH/MTA.

YOUR SESSION IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY AGAIN?

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dukeoflodge t1_jaq0o2x wrote

I know someone who was involved in the MTA contract for the omny chip reading tech. Originally, PATH and the MYA were both on board and this would have been a reality. PATH obviously pulled out, apparently because they wanted it cheaper. Yet here we are…

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FinalIntern8888 t1_jar9uft wrote

I feel like this is going to go terribly when Path does roll it out. What happens to the money on my smartlink card? Will it get transferred over to whatever the new system is? Isn’t this supposed to happen next year?

Gonna be hilarious when they hike the fare then reduce service

Edit: Actually, this article says the rollout is supposed to happen mid-2023. I don't see that happening, I imagine there's gonna be a big media campaign on social media/in the stations before it happens.

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Oseberg_shipping t1_jaqrqo2 wrote

Street car or light rail down the full length of central

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Maleficent-Baby-1926 OP t1_jar4o6n wrote

can this even be done?

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Oseberg_shipping t1_jat007v wrote

Why not? There used to be several lines through Hudson county including the heights. You can still see the rails through the pavement in some places. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hudson_County_Railway

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Brudesandwich t1_javpnt0 wrote

Why not Summit Ave and just convert the length to public transit

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Oseberg_shipping t1_javq9cc wrote

I suppose it could work there too but summit is narrower and more residential (at least where I live). That’s why busses run down central now.

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njkid30 t1_jarbx0m wrote

We need more east-west transit to start

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WarrenBuffetsDriver t1_jaq32fz wrote

You mean a couple of smashed up purple vans with out of town plates didn't solve it?

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zero_cool_protege t1_jaqmhex wrote

JKF subway to connect bayonne thru North Bergen that connects at JSQ to NYC bound path. I believe this would help balance development throughout the city going forward.

Also NYC bound path trains going to high speed rail, exponentially increasing capacity/decreasing travel time

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FelixTaran t1_jarkcw7 wrote

I have a gripe about the buses. Mostly:

-Bus routes & timetables should be posted by bus stops with a map.

-Bus fare should be posted by bus routes next to the nonexistent map which should be there.

-Buses should be free but that’s another matter

-I want a bus route map

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NJ_Bus_Nut t1_jaryk29 wrote

  • BRT/bus lane along Kennedy

  • Connecting HBLR to Newark LR

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ICarlosRoberto t1_jaqxkzu wrote

Fix the roads; reimagine intersections, parking solutions, etc. Fix that mess called Journal Square.

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jerseycityfrankie t1_jar5u5w wrote

Other cities use a uniformed body of traffic law enforcers tasked with ticketing poor driving behavior and this function has a calming effect on crazy traffic problems. I’m just saying maybe we should look into this first?

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iron64 t1_jatlj54 wrote

No we shouldn’t. They need to just make it completely infeasible for driving to be worth anyone’s time or money. More light rail on every two way street please

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FinalIntern8888 t1_jar6e8v wrote

There needs to be way better service to NYC. This weekend schedule is not cutting it.

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Brudesandwich t1_jasn9u2 wrote

Less connections to nyc. More connections to the rest of NJ

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lucidrevolution t1_jarxlhp wrote

The PATH has some kind of "commuter council" that regularly addresses concerns, and I'm sure NJ Transit might have something similar but I haven't been using their services enough to see any ads pertaining to that as I did on the PATH. I can't really say that the Jersey City local level government has any control over either agency, but they probably have some influence if someone was able to put together a plan that doesn't hike taxes or do some other sort of harm.

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iron64 t1_jatl9yq wrote

They should run a light rail up grand all the way.

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feelinvoracious t1_jb0q4n1 wrote

I wish there were better connections to get to other neighborhoods in Jersey City besides VIA. VIA most times is appalling how long it takes to wait for the next ride, up to 45 minutes and sometimes they get cancelled.

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moobycow t1_javx4tw wrote

We could use a bit of everything you mentioned. Sadly, no, nothing seems likely.

Imagine how insane the idea of the PATH or subway would seem now. Somehow we've engineered a society that makes it impossible to do things that used to be ordinary.

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isaiahxlaurent t1_jawbrea wrote

Kennedy BRT, and an east/west streetcar or LRT line

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Byzantium-1204 t1_jaxum5l wrote

More buses to NYC from all neighborhoods. More light rails as well. I would prefer PATH expansion to other parts of the city but I’m not sure how feasible it would be?

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