Parking News
As a result of scheduling conflicts from moving the resurfacing work on River Street from nighttime to daytime hours, the paving portion of the work on River Street between Hudson Place and 4th Street has been postponed until Monday, May 21. Milling work will be completed today, and asphalt will be temporarily placed around manhole covers. On Monday, May 21, residents and visitors are advised to expect traffic delays in the area and to consider alternate routes.
Due to the unpredictable access to driveways and off-street parking as a result of the resurfacing work on River Street between Hudson Place and 4th Street, the City will be providing free garage parking to residents affected by the work. Free parking will be available in municipal Garage B (entrance on 2nd Street between River Street and Hudson Street) and Garage D (entrance on Hudson Street between 2nd Street and 3rd Street) from 8pm on Wednesday, May 16 to noon on Friday, May 18. Residents who need to exit a garage via River Street are advised to exit by 8am on Thursday, May 17, park in a municipal garage, or on-street. Free garage parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
In response to the community’s concerns about nighttime milling and paving, the remainder of the resurfacing work on River Street between Hudson Place and 4th Street previously scheduled to take place during overnight hours this week has been rescheduled to occur during daytime hours. Residents and visitors are advised to expect traffic delays in the area and to consider alternate routes. Milling work is scheduled to resume at 9am on Wednesday, May 16, with paving work tentatively scheduled for Thursday, May 17. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Residents are advised that on Monday, May 14th, new traffic signals will be turned on at Newark Street and Monroe Street/Grove Street. The existing traffic signals at this location were retrofitted by Hudson County with new equipment, including a modernized controller, countdown pedestrian signals, and improved visibility vehicle and pedestrian crossing faces.
The City of Hoboken coordinated with Hudson County engineering to improve signal coordination with adjacent intersections, reconfigure lane utilization to better manage turning movements, and address pedestrian crossing/safety concerns at this location. Hudson County Engineering prepared the plans and implemented the improvements as part of its annual roadway improvement program. The City would like to thank Hudson County for its continued efforts to improve safety and traffic flow in Hoboken.
The Hoboken Parking Utility (HPU) announced today that the well-known waiting lists for parking in municipal garages that have forced Hoboken residents to wait for years at a time to get in have finally been eliminated. The successful sale of Hoboken University Medical Center cleared the way for residents to find relief from the most notorious waiting list of all at Midtown garage.
“When I took this job, I was handed a wait list for garages that in some cases was over 200 people and nearly three years long,” said Transportation and Parking Director Ian Sacs “After two years of careful management, organizational changes, and creative thinking from my staff, we can proudly say there is no longer a wait for anyone who wants to park in a municipal garage!”
The waterfront walkway connecting Hoboken and Weehawken is now open. The new walkway segment is the product of years of work to complete a key “gap site” in the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. The Hudson County Division of Planning has overseen its construction. The project cost $3.2 million to complete. TOMCO Construction, of Wharton, NJ carried out the work. Funding was provided primarily through a U.S. Department of Transportation “Transportation, Community and System Preservation” Program Grant (TCSP). Additional funding of $515,000 came from the Hudson County Open Space Trust.
Washington Street has been re-opened to traffic between 2nd and 4th Streets. While demolition work on 300 Washington Street continues, 3rd Street between Washington Street and Bloomfield Street will remain closed to traffic.
All NJ TRANSIT bus service for Washington Street in Hoboken (bus routes 22, 89 & 126) will be restored for Friday morning’s commute.
The first Saturday in March marks the traditional start of the St. Patrick’s Day season inHoboken, which in recent years has coincided with escalating public safety and quality of life impacts on the community, including reported sexual assaults, attacks on public safety officials, and significant damage to private property. Because of this, the City this year required that the St. Patrick’s Day parade be held on a Wednesday. Although the parade was ultimately cancelled, the City has been preparing for thousands of visitors this weekend.
All Hoboken Police officers will be on duty in addition to more than 140 officers from neighboring jurisdictions to help ensure a safe and orderly day is enjoyed by all. The City thanks the Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio and his command staff, along with Hudson County Sherriff Frank Schillari and members of his office, and the Police Departments from Jersey City, Union City, Weehawken, West New York, North Bergen, Bayonne, Secaucus, Harrison, and Kearny for their support and assistance. The Port Authority, NJ TRANSIT, and Stevens Institute of Technology police departments will all have an increased presence as well.
To accommodate the strong demand for online permit renewals, the deadline for submitting documents to renew Resident parking permits has been extended from February 15 to March 15, 2012. Existing 2011 resident permits will be valid through March 31, 2012.
Residents who choose to renew their permit online may visit www.hobokennj.org/hpuonline. Initially, the online permit sale system will only sell Resident parking permits. During the next few weeks, additional products for residents, businesses and visitors will be added.
HPU will also schedule visits to Senior Buildings for permit renewals
The Hoboken Parking Utility formally announced the public launch of its new HPU Online permit sales system, allowing residents, businesses, and visitors to conduct their parking business with the Utility 24/7 from wherever they want. HPU Online will allow residents and businesses to renew their parking permits or purchase visitor permits without ever stepping foot in City Hall. Documents can be uploaded and most permits can be downloaded and printed. Residents can visit the permit sale system at www.hobokennj.org/hpuonline.
“Residents can now go online instead of standing in line to get their parking permits,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “We want to make City government as accessible as possible, and this is just the latest of new initiatives we will be announcing over the next few months to bring even more services to residents online.”
