HOBOKEN AND BEYOND – The city of Hoboken is drastically expanding its bicycle parking capacity by more than doubling the number of locations with bike racks, City Hall announced this week.
“They say that if you build it, they will come, and that’s exactly why we’re continuing to expand our bicycle infrastructure,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “This is an important component of my administration’s comprehensive efforts to make Hoboken greener and more bike and pedestrian friendly.”
New bicycle racks are being installed along the Washington Street and First Street commercial corridors, around the Second and Ninth Street light rail stops, near parks, and in other key areas including the hospital and supermarkets.
“We can’t install them fast enough,” said Transportation and Parking Director Ian Sacs. “Sometimes within minutes of bolting them down, they fill up with bikes.”
The 36 new bike rack locations will increase Hoboken’s bicycle parking capacity by more than 200 additional spaces. Bike racks were previously available at 29 locations. These include every other block on Washington Street. Click HERE for the map.
“We at Hoboken Sweet Streets are pleased to see new bicycle racks popping up all over town,” said James Vance, a founding member of the bike and pedestrian advocacy group. “The administration is to be applauded for its effort to promote bicycling as an important part of the transportation mix.”
In addition, the city is setting up a program through which residents and businesses can sponsor bike racks to be installed outside their storefronts or other locations with an inscription acknowledging the sponsor. Those interested in the program can email bikes@hobokennj.org to request a sponsorship form.
Hoboken doubles bike rack locations across city
