Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jersey City

Jersey City residents looked over a map of the city to figure out the best places for bike lanes — not to reject them, though, but to make them better. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Streetfilms: Jersey City Bike Lane Expansion is a Lesson for All

By Streetsblog | Aug 19, 2019 | 11 Comments

Jersey City is poised to become a great biking — and livable — city, thanks to an effort by local officials and outside consultants who have cracked the code on how to create protected bike lanes.

Take Citi Bike to the Polls Next Tuesday — For Free

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 29, 2018 | 4 Comments

Motivate, which runs bike share systems nationwide, will give residents of nine big cities free bikes on Election Day, Nov. 6.

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Jersey City Kicks Off Its Bike Master Plan With the 9th Annual Bike JC Ward Tour

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 4, 2018 | No Comments

Big things are afoot in Jersey City. Work is now underway on a bike master plan, known as Let's Ride JC, that aims to extend a network of safe, comfortable bikeways throughout the city.

No Charges for Jersey City Driver Who Killed Jeremiah Grant, 8, and Left Scene

By Brad Aaron | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 Comment

Though the motorist was driving away before witnesses stopped him, police declined to categorize the crash as a hit-and-run. The media blamed the child for the collision.