Wow they really have improved service on the 80. They are basically running 87 type service now content.njtransit.com/sites/defaul...

We sent our mayoral and council survey to the candidates running for office in Jersey City. Questions focus on housing, transit, street safety, and public parks. Candidate answers will inform any endorsements we make. Take the survey and think about how you would respond!

Candidate Surveys for Jersey City Mayoral and City Council Elections Better Blocks New Jersey sent this candidate questionnaire to all the candidates running for mayor and city council. We… https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/09/17/candidate-surveys-for-jersey-city-mayoral-and-city-council-elections/

Bus Lanes benefit everyone. Sign the petition to support bus lanes in Jersey City.

Perhaps the Port Authority has a hearing problem because they don't seem to be listening to rider frustrations on PATH service levels, frequent disruptions, and demand for direct airport service. PATH leadership needs to get out of the board room and onto the platform to hear from riders.

The Jersey City Department of Infrastructure presented a plan for dedicated bus lanes designed to speed up transit and make streets safer for tens of thousands of residents. Many misconceptions around the plan swirled in the wake of a community meeting. We clear those up.

Infrastructure Investment: One-ways, Bus Lanes, and Safe Streets This past August, Jersey City’s infrastructure and transportation teams presented a plan that would reimagine Bergen/MLK and… https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/09/05/infrastructure-investment-one-ways-bus-lanes-and-safe-streets/

ICYMI: Community meetings are often unrepresentative of community opinion at large, favoring those with the time, ability, and personal motivation to attend. Governing solely based on such feedback results in decisions that make housing more expensive and our streets less safe.

Community meetings have gotten a lot of attention in Jersey City after a presentation on proposed bus lanes turned rowdy. There is a long history of meetings being used to stop plans for everything from affordable housing to the restoration of habitats in Liberty State Park.

What Does a Community Meeting Cost the Community? The public community meeting is core to American civic life as a manifestation of our First Amendment rights to speech, assembly, and petition for a redress of… https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/08/26/what-does-a-community-meeting-cost-the-community/

New piece by Henry Zhu on the dangerously overcrowded conditions on PATH during weekend events: betterblocksnj.org/2025/07/31/p...

✅ Listening to concerns about Ocean Ave one-way ✅ Listening to concerns about ppl walking too far to bus under current one-way plan ✅ Listening to concerns about lack of traffic studies ✅ Delivering faster, more frequent+reliable 🚌 for 6M bus riders ✅ Safer streets for 🚶& 🚲 ✅ Improving traffic flow

SafeStreetsJC makes the following statement on Mayor Fulop's proposed plans for Summit & Baldwin and MLK & Ocean 1/

👀 SafeStreetsJC is proposing an improved plan for better bus service and bike & pedestrian safety improvements in Wards A & F that takes concerns from those communities seriously, while delivering needed safety and bus service improvements that will make life better for all JC residents.

The question here isn't whether the building gets built or not--its already approved. It's whether we get a curb cut that will cause pedestrian and car conflicts on Bergen Ave, or a store, more affordable units, and a street tree instead.

829 Bergen Ave was approved for a new building in 2023. New owner wants to remove the curb cut on busy Bergen Ave, and put in retail, a street tree, and double the affordable housing units instead of parking. Planning Board may vote it down. Meeting is on Tuesday! betterblocksnj.org/2025/07/12/p...

If anyone wants to work with us to canvass at bus stops on Ocean and MLK so that those bus riders' voices can be heard on this, let us know! It'll drastically speed up their buses, but I'm worried many of them won't even know about this survey or meeting!

Let Councilman Gilmore and all our council members know that #ENOUGHisENOUGH. We demand action on street safety and fully support the administration's plan to create more one-way streets and invest in road infrastructure improvements.

Councilman Gilmore put out a survey to gauge community support for making MLK and Ocean one-way as part of the city's plan to 1) make our streets safer and 2) create more space to faster bus and bike travel without 3) taking away street parking. t.co/sjAtV1kA8o

Jersey City resident and tax law expert Jules Mugema, the founder of @jcpolicycircle.bsky.social, reviews the empirical evidence on the effects on renters of institutional investor bans, and explains who institutional investors are in a new post: betterblocksnj.org/2025/07/03/n...

A hero is posting every blocked intersection they encounter in a separate thread on the JC reddit. If you think that's annoying, imagine being a wheelchair user or a mom with a stroller encountering all these cars in real life.

Please, if you can, sign this petition for 150 Bay St. Up to 250 income-restricted homes in the wealthiest, highest-opportunity part of Jersey City and up to 800 market-rate homes are in jeopardy. Also, please consider joining us on Sat @12:30 for our meeting of JC's first pro-housing group!

There are over 3,000 people on the affordable housing waitlist. Building 150 income-restricted apartments downtown at 150 Bay Street will go a long way to getting someone an affordable home. We are organizing a meet up to let Councilman Solomon know Jersey City supports this project.

Sorry. Sorry. We were stuck on a delayed PATH train and couldn't get a post out in time.

JCH Parents, TRW, Bike JC, Safe Streets JC, Better Blocks NJ demand 1) slower speeds; 2) hardened infrastructure; 3) increased enforcement; 4) funding for the Department of Infrastructure; and 5) a city-wide commitment to Vision Zero following the collision that killed Eli Bender. #EnoughIsEnough

This open letter co-signed by @safestreetsjerseycity.org, @bikejc.org, JC Heights Parents, Traffic Reform Warriors, and us offers a concrete vision for making Jersey City's streets safe for even the most vulnerable pedestrians. betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/23/e...

Better Blocks contributor Henry Zhu reviews the state of Jersey City's progress implementing #VisionZero and recommendations for next steps elected leaders need to take now to make our streets safer. betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/19/a...

Interesting read!

Everyone wants to be like us. We're from Jersey, baby, and you can be too!

Nick Zurawski, who lives in the "Powerhouse Arts District," writes about a new development proposed next to Hudson Hall that will bring 1,000 new apartments, 150 affordable homes, a plaza, a public school, and support for the arts to an empty parking lot downtown. betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/17/1...

Safe streets are not optional but the danger we face daily is a choice: poor road infrastructure, lack of enforcement, and large vehicle sizes. The Dutch "Stop de Kindermoord" movement remade their cities and roads to serve people, creating safety for families of all ages.

We are proud to endorse @stevenfulop.bsky.social for governor. Fulop has been a leader as mayor on building housing, implementing vision zero, and creating vibrant public places. Fulop is the best choice for NJ on housing and transit. betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/09/e...

Better Blocks issues its voters guide for LD-32. Learn who we think voters should vote for on June 10, and why. https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/08/endorsements-support-and-opposition-in-ld-32/

Better Blocks NJ is proud to endorse Barbara McCann Stamato in the June 10 primary in LD-31. Read why. https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/07/better-blocks-nj-endorses-barbara-mccann-stamato-for-ld-31/

HCDO-backed LD-32 candidate Jennie Pu responds to the Better Blocks questionnaire on housing, transit, Turnpike, and more! https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/06/crystal-fonseca-completes-the-candidate-questionnaire/

HCDO-backed LD-32 candidate Jennie Pu responds to the Better Blocks questionnaire on housing, transit, Turnpike, and more! https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/06/jennie-pu-completes-the-candidate-questionnaire/

Since we're getting questions on it. Six out of the ten candidates running in LD-31 and LD-32 responded. We have yet to get completed questionnaires from the HCD)-backed candidates: Fonseca or Pu in LD-32 nor from Sampson and Walker in LD-31. betterblocksnj.org/blog/

Katie Brennan becomes the latest candidate to complete our questionnaire on housing, transit, parks, and safe streets. Read her full response here: https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/05/katie-brennan-takes-the-better-blocks-candidate-questionnaire/

Honestly, "what the actual fuck" just about sums up the Port Authority's approach to weekend service.

Bhalla responds to the questionnaire outlining plans for zoning reform, rent control regulations, opposing the Turnpike expansion and protecting Liberty State Park. https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/05/mayor-bhalla-completes-the-better-blocks-questionnaire/

Rounding out the Democrats for Change slate in LD-32, read Assemblywoman Ramirez's responses to our candidate questionnaire. https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/04/assemblywoman-jessica-ramirez-ld-32-answers-the-candidate-questionnaire/

Better blocks are often times built one block at a time. Jersey City, like Hoboken’s Garage B plans, has several promising sites including 150 Bay and 155 Montgomery for large amounts of new affordable housing, amenities to support the arts, public plazas, and space for public schools.

This is an interesting comment and worthy of further discussion. We will note that any questions do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of the Better Blocks team but are a way for us to assess how the candidates think about these issues. We want to hear from everyone on these issues!

Our next entry is Yousef Saleh running as part of Fulop's Democrats for Change in LD-32. Saleh talks about zoning, rent regulation, and his support for the 150 Bay Street project in downtown Jersey… https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/04/yousef-saleh-answers-the-better-blocks-questionnaire/

Councilwoman Weimmer (running on the Democrats for Change slate in LD-31) responded to our survey. Weimmer supports zoning reform, protections for Liberty State Park, and caution on… https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/03/councilwoman-weimmer-answers-the-better-blocks-questionnaire-for-ld-31/

Assemblywoman McCann Stamato (LD-31) shares her thoughts on housing, transit, the Turnpike expansion, and protecting Liberty State Park. https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/03/assemblywoman-mccann-stamato-ld-31-answers-the-better-blocks-questionnaire/

It's underappreciated how much more pleasant streets have become on weekday evenings. The difference vs mornings is substantially larger. Biking home on a weeknight in Jersey City has gotten much better.

We sent out issues surveys to the candidates running the LD-31 and LD-32 Democratic primaries. Before we publish the first responses, we want you to have the opportunity to read the blank questionnaire, imagine how you would respond, and then evaluate the candidates' answers.