In 2023, Jersey City applied for and was awarded a $670,000 New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Bikeway grant to implement a protected bike lane on Manhattan Avenue and Franklin Street. This route was identified as a critical east-west corridor that crosses the high-injury network. It connects two major parks and PS 8, and it is the only east-west route in the Heights identified for a protected bike lane by the Jersey City Bike Master Plan.
Following the demonstration project, per Jersey City ordinance, the city now requires Council action to move forward before the NJDOT Bikeway grant expires in December 2024.
Send a message to the Jersey City City Council to ask your representatives to move forward with implementing the Manhattan Avenue and Franklin Street protected bike lane to ensure the safety of all residents in the Heights, in accordance with the Vision Zero Executive Order. Additionally, tell the City Council to ensure that the $670,000 NJDOT Bikeway grant awarded to this project is not lost. We cannot afford to lose safety improvement grants and we deserve safe streets.
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