Parking News
The public is invited to attend a community meeting to provide feedback on a proposed complete streets redesign of a section of Willow Avenue. The “open house” type meeting will take place at the Wallace School (1100 Willow Avenue) on Thursday, May 23rd from 2pm to 8pm.
Pedestrian safety is of paramount importance along this corridor featuring high volumes of two of the city’s most vulnerable demographics — children and seniors. In accordance with the City’s and County’s Complete Streets Policies, planning is underway to make this segment of Willow Avenue a Complete Street that is safe and inviting for all types of roadway users. Hudson County is preparing to resurface Willow Avenue (a County road) between 11th Street and 13th Street. The open house will give the community an opportunity to provide feedback on the resurfacing project as well as contribute to a long-term vision for the project area.
Since last year, resident parking permits are valid for one year from the day they are purchased (previously, all permits expired on January 1, regardless of when they were purchased). If your permit has expired this year, the renewal period has been extended through May 30, 2013. Permits purchased after May 30, 2012 will expire a year after the purchase date.
On Monday, April 29, Hudson County will begin construction work to install a new traffic signal at the corner of Jackson Street and Newark Street.
Following the installation of this signal, two additional traffic signals will be installed at Harrison Street and Paterson Avenue, followed by River Street and Newark Street.
Hoboken is proud to partner with E3Think, Bike And Roll and Social Bicycles (SoBi) to launch the nation’s first hybrid bike rental and bike share program.
The program will bring traditional bike rental and waterfront bike tours along with a 6-month pilot bike-sharing program to Hoboken at no cost to the city. Bike rentals for Hoboken residents and visitors will be available on the waterfront near Pier A for longer recreational rides. Similar to Hoboken’s Corner Cars car-sharing program, residents will also be able to reserve bikes online and by mobile phone and use them for commuting and short trips.
“Bike sharing is taking off in cities across the country and the world, but this pilot program to explore a lower cost, more flexible ‘smart-lock’ approach to bike sharing has the potential to change the future of urban mobility on a larger scale,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “Hoboken has been recognized as a leader in transportation innovation, and we will continue to work to bring more sustainable, healthy, and affordable transportation alternatives to our community.”
Due to the weather, the temporary closure of the 14th Street Viaduct for the concrete deck pour that was originally scheduled for Monday, March 25th is postponed until Tuesday, March 26th from 9am to 3pm. The third and final bridge closure is scheduled for Friday, March 29th.
A detour will be posted providing alternate routes. Hudson County Sheriffs will be present at the project site.
For updates on construction of the 14th Street Viaduct, visit www.14thstviaductreplacement.com.
Enforcement of alternate side street parking regulations for street cleaning is suspended for Friday, March 8, 2013. All other parking rules, including meters, are in effect.
Property owners/occupants are reminded that they have six hours after the completion of a storm to remove snow and ice from sidewalks adjacent to their property, along with adjoining wheelchair ramps or curb cuts.
The Hoboken Police Department’s Traffic Bureau will be conducting a D.W.I. checkpoint on Saturday February 23, 2013. The location of the checkpoint will be on Willow Avenue (southbound) at 16th Street. The approximate hours of operation will be from 12:00 a.m. until 4:00 a.m.
In order to allow plows to clear as much snow as possible from parking lanes, enforcement of alternate side parking rules will resume on Monday, February 11.
Vehicles may resume parking along emergency snow routes. Parking rules are in effect, including parking meters.
The regular recycling and garbage pickup schedule is in effect. Pickup will take place on Sunday night.
UPDATE (3:30pm 2/8/13): There will be no garbage pickup tonight (Friday, February 8). Please DO NOT place any garbage out on the curb. The City will open an Emergency Operations Center at 4pm. To report any non-emergency issues or for any questions, call 201-239-6647.
UPDATE (12:30pm 2/8/13): All basketball games and practices are cancelled for today and tomorrow at Demarest, Wallace and the Multi Service Center.
The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for our area which is in effect from Friday 6:00am through Saturday 1:00pm. Damaging winds and snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches with localized higher amounts are possible.
Residents are encouraged to monitor the City website, www.hobokennj.org or sign up to receive free email or text updates by visiting www.hobokennj.org/alerts.
Please see the announcement below from the Port Authority regarding the restoration of PATH service between Hoboken and World Trade Center:
GOVERNORS CHRISTIE AND CUOMO ANNOUNCE FULL RESTORATION OF PATH SERVICE BETWEEN HOBOKEN AND WORLD TRADE CENTER
Restoration of service allows thousands of commuters a one-seat ride between Hoboken and Lower Manhattan for first time since Hurricane Sandy
Governors Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo today announced that full PATH service will resume between Hoboken and World Trade Center, beginning tomorrow morning, January 30.This is the first time since Hurricane Sandy that thousands of commuters will once again have a one-seat ride between Hoboken and Lower Manhattan.
