Bergen County deserves safer streets, real transit options, and connected communities. We're building the coalition to make it happen.
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Bergen County deserves safer streets, real transit options, and connected communities. We're building the coalition to make it happen.
Join the MovementWhy can't I bike safely from Teaneck to the George Washington Bridge?
Why does the GWB have two levels and zero bus lanes?
Why do I have to go through Manhattan to travel from Bergen County to the Jersey Shore?
Why can't every New Jersey resident reach the Shore in 45 minutes by rail?
Why can't I cycle to the beach?
Why does a freight train blow its horn through my neighborhood at 2am on tracks that used to carry passengers?
We're a coalition of residents, cyclists, commuters, and advocates fighting for the infrastructure our county was promised and the mobility every resident deserves.
Safe, connected paths so you can bike to work, walk to the park, and let your kids ride to school. Bergen County has virtually zero cycling infrastructure. That changes now.
Reactivate abandoned rail lines, extend light rail, and modernize what we have. Bergen County commuters deserve 21st century transit, not 1970s infrastructure.
Dedicated bus lanes on the GWB and Lincoln Tunnel. Guaranteed express access to Manhattan for the thousands of Bergen County residents who commute every day.
These aren't wish-list items. These are specific, actionable proposals with real political pathways. We're pushing on all of them simultaneously.
Cedar Lane connects to the Overpeck Golf Course, where an existing path leads through to Englewood and onward to the George Washington Bridge. That path is blocked by a fence. For residents of Hackensack, Bergenfield, New Milford, Paramus, Fair Lawn, Teaneck, and every township west and north of the GWB, there is no safe cycling or pedestrian route to cross the county. Degraw Avenue, the only alternative, has no sidewalk and no bike lane. The golf course sits on county-owned land, meaning no land acquisition is needed. Opening this path doesn't just fix a Teaneck problem. It unlocks safe east-west mobility for the entire western half of Bergen County.
The West Shore Line is a CSX freight corridor that once carried passenger rail through Bergen County. Today it hauls burned shale and cargo through residential neighborhoods, blowing horns through the night. At many points there are four tracks on this line. Two of them should carry passengers. This line would connect Bergen County communities to NYC and link to Rockland and Orange Counties in New York.
The GWB has two full levels and not a single dedicated bus lane. Thousands of Bergen County commuters sit in traffic alongside cars and trucks every day when they could have guaranteed express access to Manhattan. One lane, one level, full time, until Bergen County gets the light rail it was promised.
The exclusive bus lane on the Lincoln Tunnel currently operates during limited morning rush hours. This needs to be expanded to 11:00 AM immediately. The middle tube of the Lincoln Tunnel should be dedicated to buses only, 24/7, in both directions. NJ commuters deserve quick, reliable access to Manhattan.
A Citi Bike station in Fort Lee would give residents and commuters a quick bike ride to the NYC subway system, reducing car traffic on the GWB. This is a simple, proven solution already working across New York City and parts of New Jersey. Fort Lee is the obvious next expansion point.
New Jersey doesn't need to become the Netherlands. It needs to stop acting like safe bike infrastructure is experimental. The density, commuters, congestion, and short trips are already here. The missing piece is a connected protected network.
Two wealthy independent countries treat bikes, trains, and borders as one network. The result: 35,000 km of dedicated cycle paths in a country half the size of NJ. 22 million bikes for 17 million people. 350,000 more people cycle to work specifically because bike paths were built. 6 rail lines cross the Dutch-German border with hourly passenger service. A three-country train connects Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. EuroVelo links 40 countries across 56,000 km of cycling routes. You can cycle from Amsterdam to Berlin on marked, maintained paths. This is what regional connectivity looks like when governments take it seriously.
Same metro economy, same labor market, same language, one river. But fragmented agencies, unsafe bike approaches, disconnected transit, and no regional bike spine. NJ Transit and MTA run separate systems with separate tickets. Trains from both states terminate at Penn Station and don't connect. The Pascack Valley Line doesn't even reach NYC. To get from Bergen County to the Jersey Shore by transit, you connect at Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. You have to leave your state to travel within your state. New Jersey has close to zero dedicated cycling lane miles while NYC has 1,550.
Every protected mile NYC builds creates real transportation capacity. It moves people, reduces car trips, and makes streets safer for everyone. This is not European theory anymore. It is working across the river.
New Jersey has the same commuters, the same congestion, the same weather, and the same regional economy. What it doesn't have is the infrastructure. In NYC, protected lanes make ordinary riders possible. In New Jersey, the roads still select for the fearless.
Beyond our active campaigns, these are the systemic changes we need. We're building the case and the coalition for each one.
The HBLR was supposed to extend into Bergen County. That promise is over 15 years old. It's time to deliver. Light rail would transform commuting for hundreds of thousands of residents.
Dual-track the line, electrify it, and change the terminal from Hoboken to NYC. Hackensack to Manhattan should take 15 minutes. This line needs a 21st century upgrade.
Every NJ resident should be able to reach the Jersey Shore in 45 minutes or less by rail. 130 miles of coastline and the Garden State Parkway is a parking lot every summer weekend. Old rail corridors exist. Use them.
The Netherlands is half the size of NJ and you can cycle from any city to the coast. New Jersey has 130 miles of shoreline and virtually no way to reach it without a car. Connect the state with protected bike paths.
Right now, getting from Bergen County to South Jersey by transit requires connecting at Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC. You have to leave your state to travel within it. NJ needs a real north-south transit corridor.
The station that's supposed to be NJ Transit's hub is a parking lot run by a private company charging over $50 a day. The parking should be run by NJ Transit with bicycle storage. Build a real transit hub.
Private jets land at Teterboro with zero benefit to the communities they fly over. A noise-based tax on private aviation, modeled on legislation already moving in New York and Europe, could fund cycling and transit projects.
In the Netherlands, children bike to school every day. It reduces healthcare costs, improves mental health, and builds independence. Our kids deserve the same. Connect every neighborhood with safe cycling paths.
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