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Buses and light rail connect to the PATH stations. There’s also Via and Citibike. Better to use those options than drive, if you can. In fact, depending on where in JC you live, you may not want to have a car at all.
Look into Paulus hook if you can afford it. It's my favorite part of JC. Full of life and vibrant city feel yet manageable. Lot of young professionals there, good diversity and good restaurants.
Even lots of young families. There is a nearby elementary school that is blue ribbon rated.
awesome, thanks for the input. Also, at the train station, do they have outdoor parking lots for those who live in residential and have to drive to the train station? Or are people more oriented towards taking the bus
No outdoor lots that I know of, but there are some garages within walking distance. They're expensive, though. Like at least $200/mo, probably more. Most people take a bus from surrounding neighborhoods to JSQ and then get on PATH that way. JSQ itself is a Port Authority hub, one of only three in the region (the other two being PABT in Midtown and the GWB Bus Terminal in Wash Heights) so there are a lot of buses that go directly into/out of the bus terminal or at least stop on the outside of it. There are bike racks and even a new covered indoor sorta bike locker but idk how that works.
Buses and light rail connect to the PATH stations. There’s also Via and Citibike. Better to use those options than drive, if you can. In fact, depending on where in JC you live, you may not want to have a car at all.
I did a Google Satellite view of The Heights and it seemed like there seemed to be some street parking? There's a possibility I may be wrong, though.
I did a Google Satellite view of The Heights and it seemed like there seemed to be some street parking? There's a possibility I may be wrong, though.
There is street parking all over JC. Most of it is zoned so you have to get a permit from the parking authority and you are only allowed to park in your specified zone. Your ability to find parking will all depend on time of day. If you come home later at night you are less likely to find street parking. Also the city has street cleaning regulations, so you'll have to move your car to the opposite side of the street several times per week.
I did a Google Satellite view of The Heights and it seemed like there seemed to be some street parking? There's a possibility I may be wrong, though.
There is some street parking, but you may spend 20-30 minutes circling blocks around the neighborhood looking for a spot to park at night.
If you live in the Heights and work in NYC, I'd recommend taking a bus to the PABT in NYC, or a bus to Journal Square or Hoboken to connect to PATH. Adding to the equation a 4,000-pound metal box that you have to move through traffic and then find a place to store only complicates things.
When I first moved to JC I had a car. It was a pain and it was expensive to maintain. I got rid of it as an experiment (my plan was to see how long I can stand living in JC without a car before buying another one). That was 9 years ago, and I wish I had done it long before then. I would only own a car if my job was someplace like Parsippany or Paramus, where you definitely NEED a car to get there.
Where are you moving from? What kinds of cities are you accustomed to living in?
Also, sometime early in 2020, JC will be implementing its own Via service to provide better transit options since NJT buses aren't the best. Rides will only be $2 as if it were a bus. It won't be like Via in the city which is point to point more or less. It may require some walking to keep the routes efficient. If they implement a NYC-style Via plan (monthly or pre-paid rides), it would basically be like a bus pass.
Don't mess with the parking authority in JC! When I was working near Exchange Place, I would see clueless people all the time looking dumbfounded at the boot on their tire when they thought they were going to get away with just parking on the street and running into a store or something without feeding the meter or parking in "permit-only" areas. At that time a few years ago, it cost $100 to get that boot removed, plus your wasted time.
All the parking lots are expensive. Nobody's going to give away for free something that carries such a premium. There are buses and light rail and PATH. Take all of that into consideration when choosing a place to live.
parking is bad throughout JC, but especially in the Heights, JSQ, and Downtown.
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