Dear Mayor Roberts:
I’m writing to you for help about the following problems myself and other motorists face as we commute in and out of Hoboken.
Can you do something to restrict the operation of the garbage and recycling trucks that service our city during the morning rush hour (7-9 am)?
I live on Park Avenue, and I usually travel up Fourth Street to Monroe, then head towards Observer Highway where I continue my morning commute to Morristown. It often takes me 20 minutes or more just to get out of town due to the large amount of traffic both in and out of Hoboken each morning. That’s less than a mile. To make a bad situation worse is to have our streets blocked by garbage and recycling trucks, particularly on main exit arteries such as Monroe Street. I’ve encountered the same problem heading west on Fourth Street as well.
It’s a small thing, but it seems like common sense not to add to our already congested thoroughfares during the morning rush hour. Our garbage and recycling service is very good, but can they please do their job outside the time of the morning traffic rush?
Can we go back to have the police direct traffic at our city’s southern boundaries in the morning and evening on a daily basis?
Coming back into town during the evening rush hour is very, very bad. The traffic police service has been very inconsistent as of late; sometimes they’re there, sometimes they’re not. They really help move traffic in and out, especially preventing blocked intersections for those trying to beat the lights. The Newark Street/Monroe Street/Observer Highway intersection is often very bad in the morning. I’ve tried Willow Avenue to Observer Highway in the morning, and that way is also very bad. Harrison Street and Newark Avenue is also very bad in the morning and dangerous.
I can’t afford to take NJTransit to and from work each day, so for now I rely on my car, as do many other Hobokenites. I appreciate your concern for controlling overdevelopment, which further adds to our traffic and parking problems.
Thank you for listening. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Joseph Broda