Bergen + Oak is becoming a stop on the 126 line?! This is potentially awesome if it's picking up northbound all along Bergen, though logistically it does not make much sense.

They're removing at one of the stops from 9th street near Erie. I can't tell what's going to happen on 8th street - but it's likely the 2 stops will be removed and a new one sited slightly further west of Jersey Avenue. None of the signs have changed as of today.

http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servle ... tmentTo&AdjustmentId=7268

Bus Route No. 126 - Added Bus Stops in Jersey City
Issued: December 29, 2010




Effective immediately, at the request of the Jersey City officials, the following bus stops have been deleted and added for NJ TRANSIT Bus Route No. 126 (Hoboken-New York):

Deleted Bus Stops

8th Street, westbound, at Jersey Avenue, near side
9th Street, eastbound, at McWilliams Place, far side
Added Bus Stops

8th Street, westbound, at West Hamilton Place, far side
Bergen Avenue, northbound, at Oak Street, near side
If you have any questions, please call NJ TRANSIT Customer Service at (973) 275-5555.

... and just 1 block east of the Hamilton Park / 9th St is yet another bus stop, in front of the condo converted hospital - crikey - how many bus stops do we need?

The stops were probably set up back in the days when there was more bus service to Hamilton park. The schedule is now limited to a basic rush-hour service, from JC am, to JC pm.

http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0126.pdf


From NY to JC the 126 drops people off from 5:37pm to 11:45pm on 8th st weekdays. From JC to NY, it picks people up from 8th and 9th street between 6:43-8:54am. In the mornings, drivers pretty much use 8th street as a "terminal" to park their buses, but only for a few minutes.

The buses are around 40 ft long, and both stops are around 100ft long. However both streets are fairly tight, and for a bus not to block traffic flow it needs to be able to pull in and park without needing to reverse. At a 30% angle, a 40' bus needs at least 75' clear space to pull over.

It makes no sense having both stops. Plus there's zero risk of having more than 2 buses at the same stop at the same time given the schedule.

To be honest. I'd recommend scrapping both stops, and site a single stop on West Hamilton between Pavonia and 9th. That way, if a bus ever needed to double park for a period (say some idiot parks at the bus stop), it could do so without blocking through traffic. Pavonia could be used as an exit. Alternatively, move the 9th street stop east of Jersey Ave, allowing 9th street traffic to exit on Jersey Ave. I think the current sites are more to do with the fact that the entrances to the park are also designated "no parking", so effectively provide addional space for buses to pull over if the bus stop is blocked. Personally, I think it's better to let the bus double park for a short period so long as other road users have an easy exit.

Also, the bus stop be designated as "temporary" or have posted hours, say 6am-9am and 5:30pm-midnight Mon-Fri, if that's possible. Why block weekend and 9-5 parking if there are no scheduled buses?

Fulop might be your man to contact if you can't find a NJ Transit contact.

Does the bus really stop on both 8th and 9th street in HP? That would seem like overkill having the stops so close together.

No bus stops in HP between 9am and 5:30pm. It's a very sparse service.

Bus stops the very least must be 1 bus long.. Are you sure whoever put this stop up didn't measure it correctly?

So now all those cars are crammed around every corner making it impossible for buses to make the turns.

Because most people in our local government despise us and will do anything in their power to vacuum money out of our pockets and inconvenience anyone with the temerity to own or drive an automobile?

anyone know why the bus stops on hamilton park (8th and 9th Streets) became long enough for 3-4 buses? seems excessive, and the neighborhood could definitely use the parking.

not sure who (city/nj transit) i could contact about it, either.

thanks ...